ullage

Definitions


[ˈʌlɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the amount by which a container falls short of being full


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French ulliage, from Old French euillier ‘fill up’, based on Latin oculus ‘eye’ (with reference to a container's bunghole)




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