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bilge Definition


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bilge
noun
    1a. The broadest part of a ship's bottom;
    1b. The lowermost parts on the inside of a ship's hull, below the floorboards.
      Form: bilges (usually)
    2. The dirty water that collects in a ship's bilge.
      Form: bilge-water (also)
    3. rather dated, colloq
      Rubbish; nonsense; drivel.
Etymology: 16c: probably a variant of bulge.



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