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Definition of Approofs
1. approof [n] - See also: approof
Lexicographical Neighbors of Approofs
Literary usage of Approofs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"The approofs and reproofs of it [conscience] are so powerful and terrible, the
one cheering more than any cordial, the other gnawing more than any ..."
2. Annals of the Coinage of Britain and Its Dependencies: From the Earliest by Rogers Ruding (1819)
"this, is, that his Majesty, by the advice of his Council, had determined to have
certain approofs^, and trials made both of Gold and Silver, as well of the ..."
3. Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII by James Gairdner, John Sherren Brewer, Robert Henry Brodie, Great Britain Public Record Office (1903)
"... the excuse was that the standard in England differed from that of other
countries, and that the King had determined to have certain approofs and trials ..."
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