Spick \Spick\, n. [Cf. Sw. spik. See Spike a nail.]
A spike or nail. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
Spick and span, quite new; that is, as new as a spike or
nail just made and a chip just split; brand-new; as, a
spick and span novelty. See Span-new. --Howell.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spick
adj : completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate";
"in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span
kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: immaculate,
speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic,
spotless]
n : offensive terms for persons of Latin American descent [syn:
spic, spik]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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