单词 | plumbery |
释义 | plumberyn. 1. A plumber's workshop. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > workshop > [noun] > of plumber plumberyc1450 c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 603/34 Plumbaria, a plomerye. c1544 in Wiltsh. Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. (1867) 10 79 To cary the leed outh of the halle to the plombmery. 1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. v. i. 59 Whose shrill Saints bell hangs on his louerie, While the rest are damned to the Plumbery. 1649 in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth (1823) II. 416 One room, called the Plummery, and several other rooms and lodgings belonging to the Clerk of the Works. a1777 W. Gostling Walk Canterbury (1796) (References to Plan of Canterbury) Plumbery, once the old grammar school. 1823 Mechanic's Mag. No. 13. 205 Stating that a plumbery had been burnt at Dover, and that the fire was occasioned by..workmen permitting some lead to boil over. 1896 St. John Hope in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries 16 164 The room..was formerly the plumbery, and has in the centre a large table for casting sheets of lead. 1956 J. Lang Rebuilding St. Paul's v. 144 Before his men could be put on the job a brick plumbery, with chimney, tiled roof, stone floor, and copper, had to be built in the works enclosure. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. 12/5 An exhibition..mounted in the plumbery, an area at the head of the church [sc. the Cathedral of St John the Divine, N.Y.], north of the nave. 2. The work of a plumber. Also: plumbing appliances collectively. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > conducting of water, etc., by channels or pipes > plumbing and pipework > [noun] plumbingc1450 plumbery1464 pipe fitting1858 1464 Rolls of Parl. V. 547/2 Thoffice of Serjeaunt of oure Plumbery within this our Reaume of England. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 228 Plumbery..the Art of Working in Lead. 1756 R. Rolt New Dict. Trade (at cited word) The lead used in plumbery is furnished from the lead-works in large ingots. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 403 The Art of Plumbery comprehends the practice of casting and laying sheet-lead. 1853 J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. II. i. 18 The jurors found that..plumbery was needed to the value of 20 marks. 1881 Times 23 July 14/1 This heterogeneous mass of articles in pottery, carpentry, ironmongery, decorative work, plumbery, &c. 1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 1 Aug. m1 Great big cubicles with bright silvery plumbery. Some with bathtubs in them! 2003 Africa News (Nexis) 22 May Tailoring, hair dressing, motor mechanics and electricity, plumbery, and repairs of household electrical appliances are among the most sought for domains. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1450 |
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