ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPICK-AND-SPAN
Shortened from spick-and-span-new, from obsolete spick spike, nail + span-new.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPICK-AND-SPAN»
Discover the use of
spick-and-span in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spick-and-span and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Spick-
And-
Span Fairy
When the spick-and-span fairy goes away the children must learn to clean their own room.
What is to be done with the rats? What if they were to escape? Spick and Span tells the story of a family catapulted into a series of hilarious mishaps.
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Spick and span (APP 346; ODEP 764; EAP 409; MP 587) 1836 "A spic and span
new gig at the door." (p. 64) Haliburton, Thomas C. Sam Slick, ed. Ray P. Baker.
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1923. 1843 Everything looked spick-span new
...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Hue etiain," says he, " spectat, multo- rum judicio, Rhenus " Spick and Spick and
Span is an adverbial expression, which span. at present has descended to the
vulgar, but which was currently used by many of our best authors from Chaucer to
...
Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley, 1845
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Encyclopaedia Metropolitana: Pure sciences
Hue etiam," says he, " spectat, multo- rum judicio, Rhenus " Spick and Spick and
Span is an adverbial expression, which span. at present has descended to the
vulgar,, but which was currently used by many of our best authors from Chaucer
to ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Encyclopedia Metropolitana
Huc etiam," says he, “ spectat, multorum judicio, Rhenus " Spick and Span is an
adverbial expression, which at present has descended to the vulgar, but which
was currently used' by many of our best authors from Chaucer to Swift. Mr. Tooke
...
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Ten/Two: Ten Plays for Two Actors
Welcome to Ms. Spitspot's Spick and Span Play Place. I'm so glad you could join
me here today. We're going to have a lot of fun and what's one thing we're going
to do a lot of? (she listens exaggeratedly and then claps her hands together) ...
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Early American Proverbs
and Proverbial Phrases
Oxford 752, 764; Tilley S738; Whiting G52. See C263. 5365 Great Spenders are
bad lenders 1745 Franklin PR 3.5: Great spenders are bad lenders. Oxford 764;
Tilley S744. 5366 Spick-and-span 1765 Adams D and A 1 .281: Spick and span.
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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Encyclopædia Metropolitana; Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
Comprising the Twofold Advantage of a Philosophical and an Alphabetical
Arrangement, with Appropriate Engravings Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose,
Henry John Rose. Spick and span. Chap. I. vh~ been written pillomellus; perhaps
in ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
Cemetery officials and Wilde's descendants hope that this time the glass
enclosure will keep the grave spick and span. —Reuters (12/1/2011) "I'm so
nervous, I can't talk," said John Donovan, a shopkeeper, funeral director and
farmer who ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPICK-AND-SPAN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
spick-and-span is used in the context of the following news items.
Up to 11000 Aussies at risk of HIV, hepatitis
"I don't infect my patients but I didn't have a spick-and-span office like the new guys," said the 75-year-old, adding that he is spick-and-span now. He also ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
BJP plans to make it a spick-and-span event
Much of the City will be free of cutouts and hoardings. Huge cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP's symbol, lotus, dot the. The BJP usually does ... «Deccan Herald, Apr 15»
Keeping the Nixon Library spick-and-span
Feliz Padilla wipes the presidential limousine during a weekly dusting of the Richard Nixon Library on Wednesday in Yorba Linda. MICHAEL GOULDING ... «OCRegister, Jul 14»
Is your car making you sick?
CLEVELAND -- We take pride in our cars, and who doesn't love one that is all spick-and-span? But don't let that squeaky clean look deceive you. Hitching on for ... «WKYC-TV, Apr 14»
Spick-and-span for Vital Services
Shannon Nyhofm, direct support professional #2, holds a hose during the Vital Services Car Wash on June 21. Proceeds from hot dog sales and donations help ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 13»
Spick-and-span: Shortcuts to help with spring cleaning
The weather is warming, the tulips and daffodils are starting to bloom, and your neighbor is mowing the lawn in shorts and flip-flops. These signs of the season ... «Daily Herald, Mar 13»
How to Keep a Spick-and-Span Laundry Room
Hide, control, and get rid of clutter in your home's trouble spots—all by design. By Jennifer Sergent | March 13, 2013. Old kitchen cabinets and counters found ... «Washingtonian.com, Mar 13»
Keep your rental spick-and-span
If a property is kept in a dirty state, landlords see their investment deteriorating. Photo / Thinkstock. The issue of cleaning a rental property can give landlords and ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 12»
Spick-and-span abattoir on the anvil in Bangalore
Decks are cleared for the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to start a modern slaughterhouse at a 40-acre land at Harohalli near Kanakapura taluk. «Daily News & Analysis, Jan 11»
