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I knew "plumbum" meant "lead", but I'd always assumed the etymology of "plumbing" was just that pipes were historically made of lead. thanks for posting!
by leetcrew 5y ago
I knew "plumbum" meant "lead", but I'd always assumed the etymology of "plumbing" was just that pipes were historically made of lead. thanks for posting!
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- hinkley 5y agoPlumbing can also be the act of making something plumb, but generally people use specific sentence fragments to make that clear. I was plumbing a wall when I dropped my hammer and had to start all over.