cleanskin

English

/ˈkliːnskɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • (Australia) An unbranded animal.
  • Someone with no prior criminal record, a person with no previous convictions; loosely, someone who has not done anything wrong before, an unblemished character.
  • (Australia) An unlabelled bottle of wine.
  • An undercover police officer who has not done a particular task before.
  • (cricket) A cricket bat with no maker's logo

Etymology

Compound from English clean + English skin.

Origin

English

skin

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