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 or sediment deposited from flowing water.
  • noun That which sullies or defiles.
  • noun metallurgy The scoria on the surface of molten metal in the ladle.

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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  • Refuse; sewage; pollution; silt.

    May 16, 2008

  • (n): 1. defilement, pollution;

    2. (metallurgy) slag or scum on the surface of molten metal, also called scoria.

    January 16, 2009

  • See gray water.

    April 15, 2014

  • 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