sullage

[ suhl-ij ]

noun
  1. refuse or waste; sewage.

  2. silt; sediment.

Origin of sullage

1
First recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain

Words Nearby sullage

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How to use sullage in a sentence

  • They ask leave to bore ten feet lower, to prevent the possibility of what they call "a choking with sullage."

British Dictionary definitions for sullage

sullage

/ (ˈsʌlɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. filth or waste, esp sewage

  2. sediment deposited by running water

Origin of sullage

1
C16: perhaps from French souiller to sully; compare Old English sol mud

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