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bilge
bilge.
1. That part of the floors of a ship on either side of the keel which approaches nearer to a horizontal than a vertical direction. It is where the floors and the second futtocks unite, and upon which the ship would rest when it took the ground. Hence, when a ship was holed in this part it was said to be bilged. Being the lowest part of the ship inside the hull, it is naturally where any internal water, known as bilge water, collects and where the suction of the bilge pump is placed to clear it. These spaces on either side of the keel are collectively known as the bilges. 2. The largest circumference of a cask in the vicinity of its bung. 3. In naval parlance, the word used to describe an untrue, or nonsensical, statement. |
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"bilge." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bilge." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-bilge.html "bilge." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-bilge.html |
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bilge / bilj/ • n. the area on the outer surface of a ship's hull where the bottom curves to meet the vertical sides. ∎ bilgewater. ∎ fig., inf. nonsense; rubbish: romantic bilge dreamed up by journalists. |
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"bilge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bilge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bilge.html "bilge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bilge.html |
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bilge
bilge n.
1. the area on the outer surface of a ship's hull where the bottom curves to meet the vertical sides. 2. (bilges) the lowest internal portion of the hull. |
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"bilge." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bilge." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bilge.html "bilge." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bilge.html |
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bilge bottom of a ship's hull XV; filth collecting there XIX (cf. bilge water XVIII). prob. var. of BULGE, used in the same senses.
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T. F. HOAD. "bilge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bilge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bilge.html T. F. HOAD. "bilge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bilge.html |
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•bulge, divulge, indulge, promulge
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"bilge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bilge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bilge.html "bilge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bilge.html |
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