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Plummet :: Plummet (n.) A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n..

Plummet :: Plummet (n.) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water..

Lead :: Lead (n.) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea..

Plumb :: Plumb (n.) A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below..

Plummet :: Plummet (n.) A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.

Sound :: Sound (v. t.) To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet..

Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test..

Plummet :: Plummet (n.) Hence, any weight..

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