Category:Plummet

Plum"met, n. Etym: [oe. plommet, of. plommet, fr. plom, plum, lead, F. plomb. See plumb.]

1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of Water. I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. Shak.

2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under plumb, n.

3. Hence, any weight.

4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for Writing. Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.