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Lot.

plummet (device for measuring water depth)

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Meaning & usage

noun/loːt/
  1. plummet (device for measuring water depth)

    neuter · strong
  2. plummet (device for levelling)

    neuter · strong
  3. an exact vertical position

    neuter · strong
  4. solder (alloy used for soldering)

    neuter · strong
  5. lead, any piece of lead

    neuter · obsolete · strong
  6. lot (unit of weight)

    historical · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old High German *lōt Middle High German lōt German Lot Inherited from Middle High German lōt, from Old High German *lōt, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, possibly borrowed from Gaulish *loudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom (“lead”).

name/loːt/
  1. Lot (biblical character)

    masculine · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

From Hebrew לוֹט (lot).

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