| 单词 | proof house |
| 释义 | > as lemmasproof house proof house n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > [noun] > manufacture of firearms and ammunition > testing > place for testing proof house1712 proof1761 shooting-ground1835 1712 London Gaz. No. 5026/7 The Place now used for a Proof-house. 1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 203 The Company of Gunmakers of the City of London instituted a proof-house, at which the barrels of respectable makers were all sent to be proved. 1891 Daily News 29 Apr. 5/6 There are in Europe five ‘proving houses’ or testing places for firearms. Of the Birmingham and London proof houses all people have heard. 1985 Christie's Sale Catal. Mod. & Vintage Firearms 20 Mar. 4 The term ‘proof exemption’ indicates that a firearm has been examined at a Proof House, but not proved. 2002 Daily Tel. 29 Apr. 19/2 The flare pistol can be ‘de-activated’ by a registered firearms dealer and duly certified as such by one of either the London or Birmingham proof houses. < as lemmas |
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