proof spirit

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   a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit

   Broaderalcohol

Questions about proof spirit

What does proof spirit mean?

proof spirit means "a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit".

Is proof spirit a common word?

proof spirit is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.