| 单词 | proof master |
| 释义 | > as lemmasproof master proof master n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes artillery or firearms > one in charge of proof house proof master1674 1674 E. Chamberlayne Present State Eng. (ed. 5) ii. 226 To see that all Provisions received, be good and serviceable, and duly proved, with the Assistance of the rest of the Officers, and the Proof Masters, and marked with the Kings Mark, if they ought so to be. 1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 95 Government authorised the gun-makers of Birmingham to erect a proof-house of their own, with wardens and a proof-master. 1991 Shooting Times 18 Apr. 69 (advt.) All Baikal guns sold by us have undergone careful and exacting proving at either the London or Birmingham Proof House and are all passed and stamped by the proof master. 2003 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 20 Oct. 11 Indeed my great grandfather, a former Proof Master, would be turning in his grave. < as lemmas |
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