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bilgy

[ bil-jee ]

adjective

, Nautical.
, bilg·i·er, bilg·i·est.
  1. smelling like bilge water.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bilgy1

First recorded in 1875–80; bilge + -y 1

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Example Sentences

Such a bilgy name, too—Clairloch—like a fellah with phlegm in his throat, wot?

Robert Louis arrived "bilgy," as he expressed it, but alive.

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bilge waterBilhah

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