billof health

billof health
bill of health n. pl. bills of health Abbr. B/H
1. A certificate stating whether there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the ship's master to present at the next port of arrival.
2. Informal. An attestation as to condition, especially a favorable one:

gave the structure a clean bill of health in spite of its age.

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Universalium. 2010.

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