Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PLUM'MET
PLUM'MET, n. [Sp. plomada. See Plumb.]
- A long piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
- 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.
- Any weight. – Wilkins.
- A piece of lead used by schoolboys to rule their paper for writing.
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