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Pronunciation : Bilge
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Cf. Belly, Bulge.]
Definition : 1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.

2. (Naut.)

Defn: That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.

3. Bilge water. Bilge free (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask. -- Bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship. -- Bilge water (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive. -- Bilge ways, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bilge
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. (Naut.)

Defn: To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.

2. To bulge.

i. [imp. & p. p. Bilged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilging.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bilge
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. (Naut.)

Defn: To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).

2. To cause to bulge.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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