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Proof-proof
·adj Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong. ...

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Press
·noun Specifically, a printing press. II. Press ·noun The act of pressing or thronging forward. II...

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Proof
·noun Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. II. Proof ·adj Used in proving or testing; as, ...

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proof
The trial of the quality of arms, ammunition, &c., before their reception for service. Guns are prov...

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Bead proof
·- A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surf...

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Bramah press
·- A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. ·see under <<Hydrostat...

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Bullet-proof
·adj Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. ...

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Drill press
·- A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a sc...

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High-proof
·adj So as to stand any test. II. High-proof ·adj Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, hi...

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Plot-proof
·adj Secure against harm by plots. ...

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Press cake
·add. ·- A cake of compressed substance, as: in gunpowder manufacture, the cake resulting from compr...

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Press revise
·add. ·- A proof for final revision. ...

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Press work
·add. ·- The work of a press agent. ...

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Proof-arm
·vt To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm herself. ...

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Shame-proof
·noun <<Shameless>>. ...

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Shot-proof
·adj Impenetrable by shot. ...

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Wine-press
Consisted of two vats or receptacles, (1) a trough (Heb. gath, Gr. lenos) into which the grapes were...

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scandal proof
One who has eaten shame and drank after it, or would blush at being ashamed. ...

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spade-press
n. a make-shift wool-press inwhich the fleeces are rammed down with a spade. 1890. Rolf Boldrewood...

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bible-press
A hand rolling-board for cartridges, rocket, and port-fire cases. ...

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further proof
In prize matters, a privilege, where the court is not satisfied with that originally produced, by wh...

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hot-press
When the press-gangs were instructed, on imminent emergency, to impress seamen, regardless of the pr...

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hydraulic press
The simple yet powerful water-press invented by Bramah, without which it would have been a puzzle to...

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musket-proof
Any bulk-head, parapet, or substance which effectually resists the force of a musket-ball. ...

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pistol-proof
A term for the point of courage for which a man was elected captain by pirates. ...

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press, to
To reduce an enemy to straits. (See impressment.) ...

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press-gang
A party of seamen who (under the command of a lieutenant) were formerly empowered, in time of war, t...

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proof timber
In naval architecture, an imaginary timber, expressed by vertical lines in the sheer-draught, to pro...

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over-press, to
To carry too much sail on a ship. ...

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press of sail
As much sail as the state of the wind, &c., will permit a ship to carry. ...

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