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proof-man
proof-man n. Scottish Obsolete a person whose profession is to estimate the content of corn-stacks (cf. proof v. 1a).
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1749 A. Dunbar To Lords Commissioners for Valuation of Teinds 1 The Quantity or Amount of Teinds thereof at a Medium, it is agreed between the Parties upon the Report of one Alves a Proof-man, shall be computed 7 Bolls, 1 Firlot, 1 Peck, [etc.].
1757 State of Process Earl of Galloway against Earl of Morton 117 For these several Years past, he has been employed in the Island of Westray as a Proof-man, and as such..has Proof-cast the corns of those who employed him.
1813 W. Leslie Gen. View Agric. Nairn & Moray (new ed.) 180 The quantity of grain is ascertained by the proof-man, a professional character in the country, chosen mutually by the seller and buyer.
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