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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Proof #99592 04/17/03 04:41 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 24 B beanie stranger beanie stranger B Joined: May 2000 Posts: 24 I always thought "proof" referred to the yeast used in brewing. When a brewer -- or a baker -- activates yeast by mixing it with a another substance, such as water or milk, he is said to be "proofing" the yeast. Not sure why it now indicates the strength of alcohol. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Go Navy! stales 03/28/03 12:55 AM Re: Go Navy! Jackie 03/28/03 02:07 AM Re: Go Navy! Krzysztof 04/22/03 07:07 PM Re: Go Navy! wwh 03/28/03 02:15 AM There Had to be a Word post in this somewhere! stales 03/28/03 02:48 AM Re: There Had to be a Word post in this somewhere! Wordwind 03/28/03 09:14 AM Re: There Had to be a Word post in this somewhere! AnnaStrophic 03/28/03 11:17 AM Re: There Had to be a Word post in this somewhere! Capfka 03/28/03 11:25 AM Re: There Had to be a Word post in this somewhere! wwh 03/28/03 01:19 PM Re: There Had to be a Word post in this somewhere! Capfka 03/28/03 10:41 PM Re: There Had to be a Word post in this somewhere! of troy 04/02/03 12:38 PM T or F? stales 03/28/03 12:49 PM Re: Go Navy! wsieber 03/28/03 09:13 AM Re: Go Navy! WhitmanO'Neill 03/28/03 01:30 PM Re: Go Navy! WhitmanO'Neill 03/28/03 01:54 PM Re: Go Navy! JohnHawaii 03/28/03 10:50 PM Re: Go Navy! stales 03/29/03 08:27 AM Re: Go Navy! Faldage 03/29/03 11:29 AM Re: Go Navy! Alex Williams 03/29/03 01:17 PM Re: Go Navy! Capfka 03/29/03 05:58 PM Re: Go Navy! Faldage 03/29/03 10:10 PM Re: Go Navy! Capfka 03/29/03 10:38 PM Coast Guard ship Bobyoungbalt 03/31/03 02:56 AM Re: Go Navy! dxb 03/31/03 04:23 PM Re: Go Navy! WhitmanO'Neill 03/31/03 04:48 PM Re: Proof Wordwind 03/31/03 05:12 PM Re: Proof stales 04/01/03 12:41 AM Re: Proof doc_comfort 04/01/03 03:25 AM Re: Proof stales 04/01/03 04:01 AM Re: Proof Wordwind 04/01/03 07:07 AM Re: Proof Capfka 04/01/03 07:20 AM Re: Proof TEd Remington 04/01/03 10:56 AM Re: A bushel of peas and a bushel of potatoes Zed 04/02/03 01:46 AM Re: A bushel of peas and a bushel of potatoes sjm 04/02/03 01:50 AM Re: A bushel of peas and a bushel of potatoes Zed 04/02/03 01:57 AM Re: popcorn in milk Buffalo Shrdlu 04/02/03 10:32 AM Re: Proof beanie 04/17/03 04:41 PM Re: Proof Faldage 04/17/03 05:01 PM probable YART - I didn't look it up wofahulicodoc 04/17/03 05:13 PM Re: probable YART - I didn't look it up Faldage 04/17/03 05:20 PM Re: probable YART - I didn't look it up Jackie 04/18/03 01:55 PM seriously bad puns AnnaStrophic 04/18/03 03:47 PM Old Navy and orlops ... Capfka 04/18/03 05:34 PM answering my own question wofahulicodoc 04/18/03 07:27 PM Re: answering my own question Capfka 04/19/03 02:56 AM ménage à trois AnnaStrophic 04/19/03 12:03 AM Re: ménage à trois Buffalo Shrdlu 04/19/03 12:57 AM Re: Old Navy and orlops ... stales 04/22/03 04:46 AM Re: Old Navy and orlops ... Faldage 04/22/03 10:19 AM old navy JohnHawaii 03/29/03 10:31 PM sinecure wordminstrel 04/23/03 11:51 PM Re: Go Navy! TEd Remington 04/01/03 10:48 AM Re: Go Navy! Capfka 04/01/03 10:52 AM the American didn't really answer the quesiton. TEd Remington 04/01/03 11:06 AM Re: the American didn't really answer the quesiton. Capfka 04/01/03 11:36 AM Re: Answering the question Faldage 04/03/03 10:58 AM Re: Answering the question Capfka 04/03/03 04:29 PM "To the victors, the spoils." stales 04/04/03 04:24 AM Re: "To the victors, the spoils." dxb 04/04/03 07:23 AM Re: "To the victors, the spoils." Capfka 04/04/03 10:12 AM Re: Go Navy! stales 04/12/03 02:52 AM Re: Navy reciprocity wow 04/13/03 03:44 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 729 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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