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spick and span brand new XVII (speck and span); trim, spruce XIX. Shortening of (dial.) spick and span new (XVI), extension of (dial.) span-new (XIII) — ON. spánnýr ‘new like a freshly shaved chip’, f. spánn chip + nýr NEW; the el. spick is prob. due to synon. Du. spikspelldernieuw, -splinternieuw ‘spike-splinter-new’
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