What does unplumb mean?
Unplumb means (transitive) To remove the lead from..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To remove the lead from..
If the Independents of those times did not, as Mr. Burke says, “Unplumb the dead to cast bullets to fire at the living,” it appears that their rapacity and avarice, stimulated by the same ideas, induced them to lead the way to the same object; […]
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Unplumb means (transitive) To remove the lead from..
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If the Independents of those times did not, as Mr. Burke says, “Unplumb the dead to cast bullets to fire at the living,” it appears that their rapacity and avarice, stimulated by the same ideas, induced them to lead the way to the same object; […]
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