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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)
Familiarity information: PLUMBERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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