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plumbing noun. LME.
[from PLUMB verb + -ING1.]
The action of PLUMB verb; now esp. the activity or trade of a plumber. LME.
The result of this action; plumber's work, the system or apparatus of water supply, heating, sanitation etc., in a building. M18.
transf. Something resembling a system of water supply in appearance or function; spec. (a) colloq. a system of pipes, tubes, or ducts in an engine or other apparatus or installation; (b) Jazz slang a trumpet, trombone, or similar wind instrument; (c) colloq. lavatory installations collectively; spec. a water-closet, a lavatory; (d) colloq. (chiefly joc.) the excretory tracts, the urinary system. E20.