sullage

[ suhl-ij ]
/ ˈsʌl ɪdʒ /

noun

refuse or waste; sewage.
silt; sediment.

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Origin of sullage

First recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain

Words nearby sullage

sulfuryl group, sulindac, sulk, sulky, sulla, sullage, sullen, sullivan, sullom voe, sully, sully-prudhomme
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Example sentences from the Web for sullage

  • They ask leave to bore ten feet lower, to prevent the possibility of what they call "a choking with sullage."

    The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for sullage

sullage
/ (ˈsʌlɪdʒ) /

noun

filth or waste, esp sewage
sediment deposited by running water

Word Origin for sullage

C16: perhaps from French souiller to sully; compare Old English sol mud
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