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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Plummet \Plum"met\, n. [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom,
plum, lead, F. plomb. See {Plumb}.]
1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the
depth of water.
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I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded.
--Shak.
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2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under {Plumb}, n.
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3. Hence, any weight.
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4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule
paper for writing.
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{Plummet line}, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plummet
n 1: the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: {plumb bob}, {plumb},
{plummet}]
v 1: drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" [syn: {plummet},
{plump}]
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