plumb
A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to…A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
» My grandparents didn't have indoor plumbing.
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3 sensesA little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
The perpendicular direction or position.
- the metal bob of a plumb line
Examples
36 sentencesMy grandparents didn't have indoor plumbing.
Tom doesn't know much about plumbing.
I thought Tom would work on the plumbing.
I thought that Tom would work on the plumbing.
I thought Tom would want to work on the plumbing.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English plumbe, plumme, from Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba, plural ofFrom Middle English plumbe, plumme, from Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba, plural of plumbum.
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