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plumber block

plumber block is the alternative form of plummer block.

Meaning of plummer block

Noun

plummer block (plural plummer blocks)

  1. A mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a two-piece housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a pillow block.

Forms of plumber block

pluralplumber blocks

Questions about plumber block

What is plumber block the alternative form of?
Plumber block is the alternative form of plummer block.

Words near plumber block in the dictionary

  1. plumbed
  2. plumbeous
  3. plumbeous ibis
  4. plumbeous ibises
  5. plumber
  6. plumber block
  7. plumber blocks
  8. plumber up
  9. plumber wrench
  10. plumber wrenches
  11. plumber's box

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plumber block (page history and authors); plummer block (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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