PROOF SPIRIT


Meaning of PROOF SPIRIT in English

noun

: alcoholic liquor or mixture of alcohol and water that contains a standard percentage of alcohol:

a. : liquor that contains nearly half alcohol by volume

b. Britain : liquor that weighs 12/13 of an equal measure of distilled water or contains 57.10 percent by volume of alcohol — compare overproof , underproof

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.