Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bilge
Bilge
bilge
n. & v. --n. 1 a the almost flat part of a ship's bottom, inside or out. b (in full bilge-water) filthy water that collects inside the bilge. 2 sl. nonsense; rot (don't talk bilge). --v. 1 tr. stave in the bilge of (a ship). 2 intr. spring a leak in the bilge. 3 intr. swell out; bulge. Phrases and idioms bilge-keel a plate or timber fastened under the bilge to prevent rolling. Etymology: prob. var. of BULGE
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I. noun see: budget Date: 1513 the bulging part of a cask or barrel, 2. the part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides, the lowest point of a ship's inner hull, stale or worthless remarks or ideas, II. intransitive verb (~d; bilging) Date: 1728 to become damaged in the ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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