plumming

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noun

The operation of finding, by means of a mine dial (compass), the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work, or to find which way the lode inclines.

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Meanings

nounplumming (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessThe operation of finding, by means of a mine dial (compass), the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work, or to find which way the lode inclines.
  2. uncountableartsA plum-colored distortion of prints.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plum
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APA

plumming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumming

MLA

“plumming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumming. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plumming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumming.

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