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Bilge \Bilge\ (b[i^]lj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bilged}
(b[i^]ljd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bilging}.]
1. (Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a
leak by a fracture in the bilge.
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2. To bulge.
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Bilge \Bilge\, v. t.
1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom
of (a ship or other vessel).
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2. To cause to bulge.
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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.
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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.
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3. Bilge water.
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{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.
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