Nearby words
span loading, span of apprehension, span of attention, span roof, span saw, span-new, span., spanakopita, spancel, spandau, spandex
Origin of span-new
1250–1300; Middle English spannewe < Old Norse spānnȳr brand-new, fresh, equivalent to spānn chip shavings, shingle + nȳr new
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British Dictionary definitions for span-new
span-new
adjective
archaic, or dialect absolutely new
Word Origin for span-new
C14: from Old Norse spānnӯr, from spānn chip + nӯr new
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