Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Silt deposited by a current of water.
- noun Waste materials or sewage; refuse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which defiles.
- noun Drainage; sewage.
- noun In founding, the scoria which rises to the surface of the molten metal in the ladle, and is held back when pouring to prevent porous and rough easting.
- noun Silt and mud deposited by water.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or highway; sewage.
- noun obsolete That which sullies or defiles.
- noun (Founding) The scoria on the surface of molten metal in the ladle.
- noun (Hydraul. Engin.) Silt; mud deposited by water.
- noun (Founding) the sprue of a casting. See
Sprue , n., 1 (b).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The liquid discharges from kitchens, wash basins, toilets etc;
sewage - noun
silt orsediment deposited from flowing water. - noun That which
sullies ordefiles . - noun metallurgy The
scoria on thesurface ofmolten metal in theladle .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps from French souiller, to soil; see sully.]
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Compare suillage, sulliage.
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whichbe commented on the word sullage
Refuse; sewage; pollution; silt.
May 16, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word sullage
(n): 1. defilement, pollution;
2. (metallurgy) slag or scum on the surface of molten metal, also called scoria.
January 16, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word sullage
See gray water.
April 15, 2014
qms commented on the word sullage
Brett’s drinking improved only ullage;
His judgment was worn to a dull edge.
Discernment unclear,
He mistook for beer
Concoctions of poisonous sullage.
October 13, 2018