re-plumbed

re-plumb

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Definitions of re-plumbed word

noun re-plumbed a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line. 1
adjective re-plumbed true according to a plumb line perpendicular. 1
adjective re-plumbed Informal. downright or absolute. 1
adverb re-plumbed in a perpendicular or vertical direction. 1
adverb re-plumbed exactly, precisely, or directly. 1
adverb re-plumbed Informal. completely or absolutely: She was plumb mad. You're plumb right. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English plumbe, probably < Anglo-French *plombe < Vulgar Latin *plumba, for Latin plumbum lead

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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