Usually means: Meticulous cleaning and shining effort.
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We found 20 dictionaries that define the word spit and polish:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. spit and polish: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. spit-and-polish, spit and polish: Merriam-Webster
  3. spit and polish: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. spit and polish: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. spit and polish: Collins English Dictionary
  6. spit and polish: Vocabulary.com
  7. spit and polish: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. spit-and-polish: Wiktionary
  9. spit and polish: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. spit and polish: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. spit-and-polish, spit and polish: Dictionary.com
  12. Spit and polish: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. spit and polish: Rhymezone
  14. spit and polish: FreeDictionary.org
  15. spit and polish: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. spit-and-polish, spit and polish: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. spit-and-polish, spit and polish: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Spit and polish: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (spit and polish)

▸ noun:  (informal) The application of (possibly rough and ready) cleaning techniques.

Similar:
sandpapering, spit and baling wire, scrub, schlepitchka, rubbed work, spatterdash, sponge down, scrubdown, scouring, algae, more...

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sandpapering, spit and baling wire, scrub, schlepitchka, rubbed work, spatterdash, sponge down, scrubdown, scouring, algae, more...



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