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PLUMBERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plumbery mean? 

PLUMBERY (noun)
  The noun PLUMBERY has 1 sense:

1. the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)play

  Familiarity information: PLUMBERY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLUMBERY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

plumbery; plumbing

Hypernyms ("plumbery" is a kind of...):

craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)

Holonyms ("plumbery" is a part of...):

building; construction (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones)


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