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In a vertical or perpendicular line. e.g. "The wall is plumb."
This is the most common meaning and alludes to the method of establishing vertical by using a plumb bob - a weight suspended from a long line which hangs straight down - with the resulting line between the top of the line and the plumb bob being a reference for the edge of something that is supposed to be perfectly vertical. If it is further away from the line at the top or bottom of the line than it is at the other end, it is not quite "plumb".
There are, of course, several more informal uses for the term:
(Informal definition) Directly; squarely: e.g. "It fell plumb in the middle."
(sometimes also spelled as "plum" with the informal definition...) Utterly; completely: e.g "I'm plumb worn out."
informal chiefly US (intensifier): e.g. "That's just plumb stupid."
Eulalia Doyle
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Hay Plumb's birth name is Edward Hay-Plumb.
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What tool do you use to transfer the plumb cut to the bottom of a barge board?
Your dads baldhead
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Yes, Plumb is a Christian.
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Neely Plumb's birth name is Benjamin Neely Plumb.
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Hay Plumb's birth name is Edward Hay-Plumb.
How do they know the plumb line is vertical?
Use of a plumb bob a level used on plumb rather then horizontal
How do you spell plumb in it is plum full?
you spell it plumb
Should the phrase out of plumb be hyphenated?
Yes and no. The out-of-plumb wall should be hyphenated while the wall was out of plumb should not.
When was Robert Plumb born?
Robert Plumb was born in 1957.
When was Ralph Plumb born?
Ralph Plumb was born in 1816.
When did Ralph Plumb die?
Ralph Plumb died in 1903.
When was Charles Plumb born?
Charles Plumb was born in 1864.
