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plumbing
Noun
  • The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building. uncountable
  • The trade or occupation of a plumber. uncountable
  • A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system. uncountable, informal
  • A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments. countable
  • Something practical, concrete, real, down to Earth uncountable, informal