n.1 the amount by which a cask etc. falls short of being full.
2 loss by evaporation or leakage.
Etymology: ME f. AF ulliage, OF ouillage f. ouiller fill up, ult. f. L oculus eye, with ref. to the bung-hole
n.1 the amount by which a cask etc. falls short of being full.
2 loss by evaporation or leakage.
Etymology: ME f. AF ulliage, OF ouillage f. ouiller fill up, ult. f. L oculus eye, with ref. to the bung-hole
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012