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

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

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by Quennell, C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne)

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 The Comforts of Home by Bergengren, Ralph

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

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

We passes by innocent and hangs up in front of a plumbery shop, starin' in at a fascinatin' display of one bathtub and a second-hand hot-water boiler.

From Wilt Thou Torchy by Ford, Sewell