cleanskin
Britishnoun
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an unbranded animal
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slang a person without a criminal record
Example Sentences
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Each of them singled out a cleanskin, and almost at the same time two lassoes whirled through the air.
From In the Musgrave Ranges by Sayce, Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey)
The cleanskin was lassoed and pulled to the rails, the leg ropes were fixed and hitched, and then the front rope was handed to Sax and the back one to Vaughan.
From In the Musgrave Ranges by Sayce, Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey)
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