plumbs

Noun

plumb (plural plumbs)

1. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
2. A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
3. The perpendicular direction or position.
   • Customers turned away from rickety chairs, stands of drawers that refused to open, or had no handles, lop-sided wardrobes whose doors were out of plumb or whose mirrors were cracked.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 61

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