plumbery

[pluhm-uh-ree]

noun, plural plumb·er·ies.

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

Origin of plumbery

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

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Examples from the Web for plumbery

Historical Examples of plumbery

On the north side, between the cloister and the church, is the plumbery.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain
P. H. Ditchfield
He now accepted an engagement as manager of a plumbery establishment in Dunfermline, where he continued two years.
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V.
Various

British Dictionary definitions for plumbery

plumbery

noun plural -eries

the workshop of a plumber
another word for plumbing (def. 1)

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