'Plummet line' definitions:

Definition of 'Plummet line'

From: GCIDE
  • Plummet \Plum"met\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
  • I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Hence, any weight. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. [1913 Webster]
  • Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line. [1913 Webster]