| Plumb (plumb) |
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| n. | (pl m) |
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| Plumb |
| [F.
plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr.
mo`lybos, mo`libos, mo`lybdos. Cf.
Plummet, Plunge.] |
A little mass or weight of lead,
or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to
indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb
line, below.
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Perpendicular; vertical;
conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall
is plumb.
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In a plumb direction;
perpendicularly.
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To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be
perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.
To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the
depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth,
quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.
To seal with lead; as, to plumb a
drainpipe.
To supply, as a building, with a system of
plumbing.
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