n. [ W. llumru, or llumruwd, a kind of food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned sour, fr. llumrig harsh, raw, crude, fr. llum sharp, severe. ] 1. A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a sort of pap. [ 1913 Webster ]

Milk and flummery are very fit for children. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

The flummery of modern criticism. J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom, plum, lead, F. plomb. See Plumb. ] 1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, any weight. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line. [ 1913 Webster ]