unplumb en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + plumb.
Meanings
- Not plumb or vertical.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
unplumb en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + plumb.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove the lead from.
If the Independents of those times did not, as Mr. Burke says, “Unplumb the dead to cast bullets to fire at the living,” it appears that their rapacity and avarice, stimulated by the same ideas, induced them to lead the way to the same object; […]
1807, The European Magazine, and London Review, volume 52, page 263:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unplumbs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unplumbed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unplumbed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unplumbing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |