High″–proof′ (?), a. 1. Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof spirits.
2. So as to stand any test. “We are high-proof melancholy.” Shak.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.