English Explanatory Dictionary

cleanskin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unbranded animal.
  2. A person who does not have any tattoos.
  3. Someone with no prior criminal record, a person with no previous convictions; loosely, someone who has not done anything wrong before, an unblemished character.
  4. An unlabelled bottle of wine.
  5. An undercover police officer who has not done a particular task before.
  6. A cricket bat with no maker's logo

Pronunciation

/ˈkliːnskɪn/ EN-AU ck1 cleanskin.ogg En-au-cleanskin.ogg

Word forms

cleanskin cleanskins

Etymology

From clean + skin.

Synonyms

clearskin
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