plumbery

[ pluhm-uh-ree ]

/ ˈplʌm ə ri /

noun, plural plumb·er·ies.

a plumber's workshop.

the work or trade of a plumber.

Words nearby plumbery

plumbago, plumbeous, plumber, plumber's helper, plumber's snake, plumbery, plumbic, plumbicon, plumbiferous, plumbing, plumbism

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

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
On the north side, between the cloister and the church, is the plumbery.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield

British Dictionary definitions for plumbery

plumbery

/ (ˈplʌmərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the workshop of a plumber

another word for plumbing (def. 1)

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