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proof spirit Definition

proof spirit

noun

an alcoholic liquor, or a mixture of alcohol and water, containing by volume 50 percent (in Great Britain and Canada 57.10 percent) ethyl alcohol at 15.6°C (c. 60°F)

proof spirit Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • excess: For cask and bottled wines, an additional 3d a gallon was levied for every degree of proof spirit in excess of 41.