spick and span

& adv. A. As adj .: Quite new or fresh, brand new. "The spick- and - span appearance presented by Marlow and Hastings after their journey." -Referee , Feb. 27, 1887. B. As adv.: Quite. spick-and-span new, a . [Lit.=spike and chip new, that is, new as from the workman's hands; cf. Dut. spikspeldernieuw =spick and quite new; Sw.spik -spangende ny.] Entirely new; brand-new. [SPAN NEW.] "In the same doings, to make a spick -and-span new world."-Scott: Red gauntlet, letter xi.