plumbery

plumbery
/plum"euh ree/, n., pl. plumberies.
1. a plumber's workshop.
2. the work or trade of a plumber.
[1400-50; late ME < OF plommerie. See PLUMBER, -RY]

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  • Plumbery — Plumb er*y, n. [F. plomberie.] 1. The business of a plumber. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • plumbery — /ˈplʌməri/ (say plumuhree) noun (plural plumberies) 1. a plumber s workshop. 2. a plumber s work. {Middle English, from Old French plommerie} …  

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