plumbing

noun

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   The trade or occupation of a plumber.

3. 3

   A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.

   “My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.”

4. 4

   Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.

   “This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.”

5. 5

   A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.