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plumbery

[ pluhm-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural plumb·er·ies.
  1. a plumber's workshop.
  2. the work or trade of a plumber.

plumbery

/ ˈplʌmərɪ /

noun

  1. the workshop of a plumber
  2. another word for plumbing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plumbery1

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

On the north side, between the cloister and the church, is the plumbery.

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

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