Legs, abs, and back muscles, as well as the obvious shoulder and arm muscles, all work together in a correctly performed press. Sixty years ago, the press was the primary weight room exercise for the upper body.
â¢ PROPRIETARY COLONY (noun) The noun PROPRIETARY COLONY has 1 sense: 1. a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) Familiarity information: PROPRIETARY COLONY used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details.
In three substantive chapters, Hsueh focuses on the proprietary colonies of Maryland, Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Hsueh makes it clear that the examples are deliberately selective, but the decision to focus solely on three proprietary colonies is hOt satisfactorily defended.