Definition of Plummit
Plum"met (?), n. [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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (archaic): 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.
- (archaic): A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
- (archaic): Hence, any weight.
- (archaic): A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
- To drop swiftly, direct manner.
After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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