pro of plug

A plug screwed temporarily into the breech of a gun-barrel to be proved. proof-print, s. [PROOF, A. II. 1 (2).] proof-sheet, s. [PROOF, A. II. 2.] IMG:content-1599.png:[blocks in formation] 3262 IMG:content-1600.png:[blocks in formation] A text or pa age of Scripture relied upon for proving a doctrine, . proof'-le , adj . [Eng. proof ; -le .] Unsupported by or wanting proof; unproved; not proved. "Such questionable, not to say altogether proofle , conceits."- Boyle : Works , ii. 290. proof-le -ly, adv. [English proofle ; -ly.] Without proof. prō-op-ic, a . [Pref.pro-, and Gr.ops is =the face, the visage.] Anthrop.: A term applied to individuals or races having the naso-malar index above 110, as is the case with the Caucasians. prō-ō-tic, adj. [Pref. pro-, and Gr. ous (gen it. ōtos )=the ear.] Compar. Anat .: Pertaining to the anterior o ification of the auditory capsule, corresponding to part of the petrous bone in man. IMG:content-1601.png:[blocks in formation] II. Fig .: To support, to sustain; to save from ruin or decay. ( Shakesp .: Cymbeline, i. 6.) prop, *proppe, subst . [Ir. prop a =a prop; Gael. prop =a support, prop =to prop; O. Dut. proppe = an iron branch, proppen to prop; Dan. prop =a prop; Sw. propp ; Ger. pfropf a cork, a stopple, Pfropfen =to cram, stuff, or thrust into.] 1. Ord . Lang .: A support; that which sustains a superincumbent weight; that on which anything rests for support; a stay. ( Lit. & fig .) "Our last prop, Our happy life's only remaining stay." Words worth: Excursion , bk. iii. 2. Vehicles: A stem fastened to the carriage bow for the attachment of the stretcher-piece. IMG:content-1602.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Saplings and underwood suitable for cuttin into props. 2. Short stout lengths of fir and other wood, used for propping up the roofs of coal-mines.