UNPLUMBED

profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded

(adjective) situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; “the profound depths of the sea”; “the dark unfathomed caves of ocean”-Thomas Gray; “unplumbed depths of the sea”; “remote and unsounded caverns”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unplumbed (comparative more unplumbed, superlative most unplumbed)

Not measured for depth, as if with a plumb.

The unplumbed depths of the sea will remain a mystery to land-bound humans.

Source: Wiktionary


UNPLUMB

Un*plumb", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plumb.]

Definition: To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.] Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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