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plumbery
[ pluhm-uh-ree ]
/ ˈplʌm ə ri /
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noun, plural plumb·er·ies.
a plumber's workshop.
the work or trade of a plumber.
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Words nearby plumbery
plumb bob, plumbeous, plumber, plumber's helper, plumber's snake, plumbery, plumbic, Plumbicon, plumbiferous, plumbing, plumbism
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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. DitchfieldHe now accepted an engagement as manager of a plumbery establishment in Dunfermline, where he continued two years.
British Dictionary definitions for plumbery
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