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bill of health definition

bill of health

a certificate stating whether there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in the port which the ship is leaving: it is given to the captain for him to show at the next port
bill of health Idioms

clean bill of health

  1. a bill of health certifying the absence of infectious disease
  2. Informal a good record; favorable report, as after an investigation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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