Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Plumb (-ed, -ing)
plumb (-ed, -ing), v. [see plumb, n.] (webplay: ascertain, depth, sound, suddenly).
- Measure; determine the depth; calculate the distance to the bottom by dropping down a long piece of lead attached to a line.
- Find; locate; reach.
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