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PLUM'MET, n. See Plumb.

1. A long piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
2. An instrument used by carpenters, masons, &c. in adjusting erections to a perpendicular line, and with a square, to determine a horizontal line. It consists of a piece of lead fastened to a line.
3. Any weight.
4. A piece of lead used by school boys to rule their paper for writing.
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Entry for 'Plummet'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​p/plummet.html.
 
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