BILGE


Meaning of BILGE in English

bilge /bɪldʒ/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from Old French boulge , bouge 'leather bag, curved part' ]

1 . [countable usually plural] the broad bottom part of a ship

2 . [uncountable] old-fashioned informal nonsense

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