Plumb
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Plumb may refer to:
- Plumb, a carpentryCarpentryA carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
term meaning a line which is exactly vertical, or perpendicular to a levelLevelLevel or levels may refer to:-Places:*Levél, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary*Level, Ohio, United States*Level Valley*Levels, West Virginia-Engineering-related:*Floor, or storey, of a building or a mine...
horizontal line - Plumb-bobPlumb-bobA plumb-bob or a plummet is a weight, usually with a pointed tip on the bottom, that is suspended from a string and used as a vertical reference line, or plumb-line....
, a type of tool - PlumbingPlumbingPlumbing is the system of pipes and drains installed in a building for the distribution of potable drinking water and the removal of waterborne wastes, and the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures in such systems. A plumber is someone who installs or repairs piping...
- Plumb, to measure the depth of water with a sounding lineSounding lineA sounding line or lead line is a length of thin rope with a plummet, generally of lead, at its end. Regardless of the actual composition of the plummet, it is still called a "lead."...
- Plumb, in cricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
refers to Leg before wicketLeg before wicketIn the sport of cricket, leg before wicket is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a series of circumstances which primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the batsman's...
dismissal when it looks as an obvious LBWLeg before wicketIn the sport of cricket, leg before wicket is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a series of circumstances which primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the batsman's...
People
- Plumb (singer)Plumb (singer)Tiffany Arbuckle Lee is a Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter who uses the stage name Plumb...
(born 1975), American Christian musician - Dick PlumbDick PlumbRichard Keith 'Dick' Plumb is a former professional association footballer, who played as a forward in The Football League for three different teams....
(born 1946), English footballer - Edward H. PlumbEdward H. PlumbEdward Holcomb Plumb was a film composer best known for his work at Walt Disney Studios...
(1905-1958), American film composer - Eve PlumbEve PlumbEve Aline Plumb is an American actress and painter. She is best known for her portrayal of Jan Brady in the iconic television sitcom The Brady Bunch.-Early career:...
, (born 1958), American actress and painter - Gwen PlumbGwen PlumbGwen Plumb AM BEM was a veteran Australian performer of stage, radio and television.-Biography:Gwendoline Jean Plumb was born in 1912...
(1912-2002), Australian actress - John PlumbJohn PlumbJohn Plumb was an English abstract painter who emerged in Britain after World War II. Plumb was born in Luton, and he went to the Byam Shaw School in London at the age of 20. He also studied at the Luton School of Art, and then the Central School in London with Victor Pasmore, and William Turnbull...
(1927-2008), English abstract painter - John H. Plumb (1911-2001), British historian
- Josiah Burr PlumbJosiah Burr PlumbJosiah Burr Plumb was an American-born Canadian businessman and parliamentarian. Born in East Haven, Connecticut, Plumb immigrated to Canada in 1865 and settled near Niagara Falls, Ontario. Soon thereafter he became active in the Conservative Party of Canada...
(1816-1888), Canadian politician - Preston B. Plumb (1837-1891), American politician
- Ralph PlumbRalph PlumbRalph Plumb was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Busti, New York, Plumb attended the common schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He moved to Ohio....
(1816-1903), American politician
See also
- Plumbo (disambiguation)
- Plummet (disambiguation)
- PlumPlumA plum or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera in the shoots having a terminal bud and solitary side buds , the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one...
, an edible fruit