Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In gun-making, a mark stamped in the metal of a gun-barrel to show that it has been tested and found good.
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Gun-makers 'Company's proof-mark showing that its strength has been tested and approved.
Ulster's Stand For Union Ronald John McNeill 1897
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