adj 1 a  :  free from dirt or pollution  b  :  free from disease or infectious agents <a pullorum-clean flock>  <keep installations of TB infection>   2  :  free from smudges or anything that tends to obscure <a set of fingerprints>   3  of a horse's leg  :  free from curbs or bunches below the hock  4  :  free from drug addiction
vt 1  :  to brush (the teeth) with a cleanser (as a dentifrice)  2  :  to perform dental prophylaxis on (the teeth) .
 
 
 
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