The Only Use of
plumb
in
Because of Winn-Dixie
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- He's plumb wore out.†
p. 170.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(plumb as in: it is plumb) exactly vertical or straight
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
More commonly, plumb is used an intensifier meaning "completely," as when someone expresses that they are tired by saying, "I'm plumb wiped out." More rarely, plumb can also be used as a verb to refer to doing plumbing. It can also refer to the weight at the end of a line that is used to see if something is straight.