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re: Weep for poor ignorant Tradesman like plumbers.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 11:24 pm to dbeck
Posted on 2/18/21 at 11:24 pm to dbeck
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First pipes were made from lead. "Plumb" comes from the Latin word for lead. That's also why the chemical symbol is Pb. And a plumb bob is called that because originally it was a piece of lead on a string.
Yup. Plumbum. Really cool etymology
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