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Bilge water. Bilge free (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask. -- Bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship. -- Bilge water (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it be…

Having the smell of bilge water.

and v. t. & i. Same as Bilge.

To bilge. [Obs.] "Their ship bouged." Hakluyt.

The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.

The space between the bilges of two casks stowed side by side.

A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface. Bilge keel (Naut.), a keel peculiar to ironclad vessels, extending only a portion of the length of the vessel under the bilges. Ham. Nav. Encyc. -- False keel. See under False. -- Keel boat. (a) A covered freight boat, with a keel, but no sails, used on…

One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching. Totten.

A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.