plumbery

[ pluhm-uh-ree ]

noun,plural plumb·er·ies.
  1. a plumber's workshop.

  2. the work or trade of a plumber.

Origin of plumbery

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Old French word plommerie.See plumber, -ry

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British Dictionary definitions for plumbery

plumbery

/ (ˈplʌmərɪ) /


nounplural -eries
  1. the workshop of a plumber

  2. another word for plumbing (def. 1)

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