sinkage

 [sing-kij]  

sink·age

   [sing-kij]
noun
1.
the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
2.
a surface sunk for decorative effect.
3.
Printing.
a.
the lowering of the first line of body text on a page from its usual position, as at the beginning of a chapter.
b.
the amount of such lowering.
Origin:
1880–85; sink + -age
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Sinkage is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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sinkage (ˈsɪŋkɪdʒ)
 
—n
rare the act of sinking or degree to which something sinks or has sunk

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