plumbery

American  

[pluhm-uh-ree] / ˈplʌm ə ri /

noun

PLURAL

plumberies

1. a plumber's workshop.

2. the work or trade of a plumber.

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plumbery British  

/ ˈplʌmərɪ /

noun

1. the workshop of a plumber

2. another word for plumbing

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Etymology

Origin of plumbery

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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