First Known Use: 14th century
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span–new
adjective \ˈspan-ˈnü, -ˈnyü\
Definition of SPAN-NEW
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Origin of SPAN-NEW
Middle English, part translation of Old Norse spānnȳr, from spānn chip of wood + nȳr new
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