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

Words Nearby plumbery

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How to use plumbery in a sentence

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

/ (ˈplʌmərɪ) /

nounplural -eries

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

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