[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bilge \bilge\, n. a different orthography of bulge, of same
   origin as belly. cf. belly, bulge.
   1. the protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the
      middle.
      1913 webster

   2. naut. that part of a ship's hull or bottom which is
      broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest
      if aground.
      1913 webster

   3. bilge water.
      1913 webster

   bilge free naut., stowed in such a way that the bilge is
      clear of everything; -- said of a cask.

   bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of
      a ship.

   bilge water naut., water which collects in the bilge or
      bottom of a ship or other vessel. it is often allowed to
      remain till it becomes very offensive.

   bilge ways, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship
      upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in
      launching the vessel.
      1913 webster
see also:
belly bulge bilge free bilge pump bilge water bilge ways 

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