plumbing
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Definitions ofplumbing
- The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building.
- The trade or occupation of a plumber.
- A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
Example: "My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor."
- Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
Example: "This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing."
- A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
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