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plumming

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plum-ming
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The operation of finding, by means of a mine dial (compass), the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work, or to find which way the lode inclines.

Uncountable

noun

A plum-colored distortion of prints.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of plum

Usage

Derived Forms

antiplumming

Questions

What does plumming mean?
The operation of finding, by means of a mine dial (compass), the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work, or to find which way the lode inclines.

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