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Bill of health

noun

A certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival).

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"Bill of health" Quotes from Famous Books

... opposite the spot from whence, on the never-to-be-forgotten night of his departure for the Chateau d'If, he had been put on board the boat destined to convey him thither. Still Dantes could not view without a shudder the approach of a gendarme who accompanied the officers deputed to demand his bill of health ere the yacht was permitted to hold communication with the shore; but with that perfect self-possession he had acquired during his acquaintance with Faria, Dantes coolly presented an English passport he had obtained from Leghorn, and as this gave him a standing which a French passport would ...

— The Count of Monte Cristo • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... fore part of the raft. The aft, by the captain's orders, has been reserved for the use of us passengers, and by erecting some uprights we have contrived to make a sort of tent, which affords some shelter from the sun. On the whole our bill of health is tolerably satisfactory. Lieutenant Walter is the only invalid, and he, in spite of all our careful nursing, seems ...

— The Survivors of the Chancellor • Jules Verne

... midnight before the laborious four finished their review of the books and joined with Scattergood in giving Ovid a clean bill of health. ...

— Scattergood Baines • Clarence Budington Kelland

... you are a sensible lad, and you must learn to see your position. I can do nothing for you beyond treating you well, until I have made my port, run my cargo of knick-knacks, and cleared for home. By that time I shall have a clean bill of health, and be ready to look all ...

— Fitz the Filibuster • George Manville Fenn

... don't get it some one else will," said York. "I wish you'd look into their affairs, and see what sort of a legal bill of health they have. I am putting ...

— Desert Conquest - or, Precious Waters • A. M. Chisholm

Words linked to "Bill of health" : credential, certificate, clean bill of health, certification, credentials