"clean as a hound's tooth" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-clean as a hound's tooth.ogg
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  1. (simile) Very clean; very innocent. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Hygiene Synonyms: clean as a new penny, clean as a whistle Translations (very clean, very innocent): putipuhdas (english: very clean) (Finnish), puhdas kuin pulmunen (english: very innocent) (Finnish), propre comme un sou neuf (english: very clean) (French), blanc comme neige (english: very innocent) (French)
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