plumbing

noun plumbings

1. countable, uncountable The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building. Water was dripping from the ceiling, so we figured there was a problem with the plumbing.
2. countable, uncountable The trade or occupation of a plumber.
3. countable, informal, uncountable A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system. My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
4. countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable Practical, concrete work serving to support other work. This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.
5. countable A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
6. countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable The genitourinary system.

   Similar: waterworks

7. countable, uncountable The set of Git commands, such as `git hash-object` and `git write-tree`, which control the low-level state of the repository, typically not intended to be used in ordinary situations. Coordinate term: porcelain