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 ]
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Spicknel | n. [ Contr. from spike nail a large, long nail; -- so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary leaves. ] (Bot.) An umbelliferous herb (Meum Athamanticum) having finely divided leaves, common in Europe; -- called also baldmoney, mew, and bearwort. [ Written also spignel. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |