PLUMMETS

Noun

plummets

plural of plummet

Verb

plummets

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plummet

Source: Wiktionary


PLUMMET

Plum"met, n. Etym: [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom, plum, lead, F. plomb. See Plumb.]

1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water. I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. Shak.

2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.

3. Hence, any weight.

4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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