plumb bob

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plumb bob

noun plumb bobs · plumb-bob

A metal weight attached to the end of a plumb line.

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noun metal weight

Español	peso de la plomada
中文	鉛錘 /铅锤 qiānchuí
Français	plomb
Ελληνικά	βολίδα volída
Русский	грузик отвеса gruzik otvesa

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@misc{plumb_bob_2026,
  title = {plumb bob},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plumb%20bob},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}