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Plummet

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Plummet
Plummet Plum"met, n. [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom, plum, lead, F. plomb. See {Plumb}.] 1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water. [1913 Webster]

I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under {Plumb}, n. [1913 Webster]

3. Hence, any weight. [1913 Webster]

4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. [1913 Webster]

{Plummet line}, a line with a plummet; a sounding line. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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