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bilg⋅y

  [bil-jee]
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–adjective, bilg⋅i⋅er, bilg⋅i⋅est. Nautical.
smelling like bilge water.
Origin:
1875–80; bilge + -y 1
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bilge   (bĭlj)   
n.  

  1. Nautical

    1. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.

    2. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.

  2. Bilge water.

  3. Slang Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

  4. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

v.   bilged, bilg·ing, bilg·es

v.   intr.

  1. Nautical To spring a leak in the bilge.

  2. To bulge or swell.

v.   tr.
Nautical To break open the bilge of.

[Probably alteration of bulge.]
bilg'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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