"plumb bob" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plumb bobs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plumb bob (plural plumb bobs)
  1. A metal weight attached to the end of a plumb line. Wikipedia link: plumb bob Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: plumb-bob Related terms: plummet Translations (metal weight): 鉛錘 (Chinese Mandarin), 铅锤 (qiānchuí) (Chinese Mandarin), luoti (Finnish), βολίδα (volída) [feminine] (Greek), függőón (Hungarian), puntán [masculine] (Irish), खाखिपः (khākhipa:) (Newar), грузик отвеса (gruzik otvesa) [masculine] (Russian), peso de la plomada [masculine] (Spanish), lod [neuter] (Swedish), tyngd [common-gender] (Swedish), blytyngd [common-gender] (Swedish), patitis (Tagalog)

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