plumbery

[ pluhm-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural plumb·er·ies.

1. a plumber's workshop.
2. the work or trade of a plumber.

plumbery

/ ˈplʌmərɪ /

noun

1. the workshop of a plumber
2. another word for plumbing

Word History and Origins

Origin of plumbery¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Old French word plommerie. See plumber, -ry

Example Sentences

The most nervous and conscientious plumber, I tell you, must at intervals appear, to an observer unacquainted with the art and mystery of plumbery, to be proceeding in a leisurely and perhaps idle fashion.

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He now accepted an engagement as manager of a plumbery establishment in Dunfermline, where he continued two years.

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A room over the Jesus Chapel, once the plumbery, is now used as a museum.

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