Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
plumber-block .
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Examples
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B, through which passes the central shaft, C, supported by the plummer-block, D, as shown.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 Various
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Hoped the Lord 'ud keep his thumb on the plummer-block.
Departmental Ditties & Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Hoped the Lord 'ud keep his thumb on the plummer-block.
Verses 1889-1896 Rudyard Kipling 1900
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