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    Plumbing is the whole system of in a building that carries water in and waste water out — the under your sink, behind your toilet, and inside your walls are all part of the plumbing. The word can also mean the actual work of installing or fixing those , which is the job of a . If someone says 'the plumbing is bad' in an old house, they mean the pipe system has problems, like leaks or rust.

    (房屋)水管系統;水電工程

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組成from Latin plumbum (lead) — old water pipes were made of lead.

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

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plumbingnoun/ˈplʌmɪŋ/

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    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

    The trade or occupation of a plumber.

  • 3

    informalA 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.
    • I am sure that there are those who dislike me […] but as a person, not for the sake of my plumbing.
  • 4

    informalPractical, concrete work serving to support other work.

    • This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.
  • 5

    A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.

  • 6

    slangThe genitourinary system.

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    computingengineeringmathematicsThe 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
    • The

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