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bilgy

American  
[bil-jee] / ˈbɪl dʒi /

adjective

Nautical.
bilgier, bilgiest

  1. smelling like bilge water.

Etymology

Origin of bilgy

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

Example Sentences

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

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Hubbard, Elbert

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

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells

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