after-proofn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəpruːf/,

/ˈaftəpruːf/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌpruf/

Forms: see after- prefix and proof n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, proof n.

Etymology: < after- prefix + proof n.

†A. n.

1. An outcome, realization; a fulfilment of potential. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. F3^v At the age of twenty and upwards, and was far short of his after proofe.

1753 H. Jones Mem. Earl of Essex 51 He likewise at the first, was much under the Expectation of an After-Proof.

2. Examination or testing of a manufactured article, esp. a firearm, carried out after its initial testing. Cf. proof n. 11a. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1884 Ann. Rep. Chief of Ordnance 401 In the preliminary proof it was a close fit, but not quite air-tight, as in the after proof.

1888 R. Birnie Gun Making U.S. ii. 28 It is not fair to argue that it was the Krupp mechanism which caused the failure, since the steel was of unsuitable quality, and the after proof of the gun..indicated a good endurance of the mechanism.

B. adj. (attributive).

Carried out or occurring after initial testing. Cf. sense A. 2.

ΚΠ

1944 W. Ward & J. A. Morton in S. Leacock & L. Roberts Canada's War at Sea II. iii. iv. 135/1 After being tested at the range the mounting is delivered to Sawyer-Massey's plant for after-proof examination to determine if any undue wear is evidenced.

1951 Machinery 79 100 It is used during after-proof examination, and must pass freely through the full length of the bore.

1998 D. J. Green Introd. Mech. Properties Ceramics ix. 297 Proof testing caused truncation of the after-proof strength data near the maximum proof stress.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	after-proof
释义	after-proofn.adj. Brit. /ˈɑːftəpruːf/, /ˈaftəpruːf/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌpruf/ Forms: see after- prefix and proof n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, proof n. Etymology: < after- prefix + proof n. †A. n. 1. An outcome, realization; a fulfilment of potential. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. F3^v At the age of twenty and upwards, and was far short of his after proofe. 1753 H. Jones Mem. Earl of Essex 51 He likewise at the first, was much under the Expectation of an After-Proof. 2. Examination or testing of a manufactured article, esp. a firearm, carried out after its initial testing. Cf. proof n. 11a. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1884 Ann. Rep. Chief of Ordnance 401 In the preliminary proof it was a close fit, but not quite air-tight, as in the after proof. 1888 R. Birnie Gun Making U.S. ii. 28 It is not fair to argue that it was the Krupp mechanism which caused the failure, since the steel was of unsuitable quality, and the after proof of the gun..indicated a good endurance of the mechanism. B. adj. (attributive). Carried out or occurring after initial testing. Cf. sense A. 2. ΚΠ 1944 W. Ward & J. A. Morton in S. Leacock & L. Roberts Canada's War at Sea II. iii. iv. 135/1 After being tested at the range the mounting is delivered to Sawyer-Massey's plant for after-proof examination to determine if any undue wear is evidenced. 1951 Machinery 79 100 It is used during after-proof examination, and must pass freely through the full length of the bore. 1998 D. J. Green Introd. Mech. Properties Ceramics ix. 297 Proof testing caused truncation of the after-proof strength data near the maximum proof stress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1641
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