Plummet

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Hence, any weight.

II. Plummet ·noun A plumb bob or a plumb line. ·see under Plumb, ·noun.

III. Plummet ·noun A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.

IV. Plummet ·noun A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.

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