sullage
[ suhl-ij ]
noun
refuse or waste; sewage.
silt; sediment.
Origin of sullage
1First recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain
Words Nearby sullage
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How to use sullage in a sentence
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
Origin of sullage
1C16: perhaps from French souiller to sully; compare Old English sol mud
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