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Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Idioms about plumb
out of / off plumb, not corresponding to the perpendicular; out of true.
Origin of plumb
1250â1300; Middle English plumbe, probably <Anglo-French *plombe<Vulgar Latin *plumba, for Latin plumbum lead
OTHER WORDS FROM plumb
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plumb
plum, plumbWords nearby plumb
plugola, plugugly, plum, plumage, plumate, plumb, plumbaginaceous, plumbaginous, plumbago, plumb bob, plumbeous
Other definitions for plumb (2 of 2)
Plumb
[ pluhm ]
/ plÊm /
noun
J(ohn) H(arold), 1911â2001, British historian.
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Derived forms of plumb
plumbable, adjectiveWord Origin for plumb
C13: from Old French plomb (unattested) lead line, from Old French plon lead, from Latin plumbum lead
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