1708 No. 4420/6 Clean-sailing Ships..were the first which came up with part of the Enemy's Squadron.
1751 T. Smollett I. xxix. 221 Master of such another clean-going frigate.
1804 T. Bewick II. 200 This clean-looking bird is pretty.
1846 Oct. 136 The over-wrought..zeal of some ‘clean-sweeping’ apologist.