span-new

[span-noo, -nyoo]

adjective

1. brand-new.

span-new

adjective

1. archaic,  absolutely new

Word History and Origins

Origin of span-new¹

1250–1300; Middle English spannewe < Old Norse spānnȳr brand-new, fresh, equivalent to spānn chip shavings, shingle + nȳr new

Word History and Origins

Origin of span-new¹

C14: from Old Norse spānnӯr, from spānn chip + nӯr _new

Example Sentences

Meantime, Henniker, in span-new civilian dress, was rattling across the plain on the box seat of the ambulance, beside the soldier driver.

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No, no, I like him not; our span-new burgermaster, As he's so bold already, he'll come it thick and faster.

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What did the span-new mister say to that?

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Span = chip; Span-new, chip-new.

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Then he drew forth from his trunk a calico shirt, with linen wristbands and collar, which had been worn only twice—i. e. on the preceding two Sundays—since its last washing—and put it on, taking great care not to rumple a very showy front, containing three rows of frills; in the middle one of which he stuck three "studs," connected together with two little gilt chains, looking exceedingly stylish—especially when coupled with a span-new satin stock, which he next buckled round his neck.

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