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sullage

/ˈsʌlɪd͡ʒ/

sullage noun: the liquid discharges from kitchens, washbasins, toilets etc; sewage.

Noun

sullage (usually uncountable, plural sullages)

  1. (usually) The liquid discharges from kitchens, washbasins, toilets etc; sewage.
    • The streets [were] exceedingly large, well paved, having many vaults and conveyances under them for the sullage.1645 February 17 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 8 February 1645]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition...
  2. (usually) Silt or sediment deposited from flowing water.
  3. (usually) That which sullies or defiles.
    • , "The Lineal Descent of Jesus of Nazareth from David by his Blessed Mother the Virgin Mary"
      It is the privilege of the celestial luminaries to receive no tincture, sullage, or defilement from the most noisome sinks and dunghills here below.
  4. (usually) The scoria on the surface of molten metal in the ladle.

sullage meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

sullage in Tamil

கழுவுநீர், கழிவுப் படிமம்

sullage in Urdu

آخور, گندگی, غلاظت, کوڑا کرکٹ, میل, نجاست

sullage in Bengali

রান্নাঘর, ওয়াশবেসিন, পয়ঃবর্জ্য, কলুষিত করে

Forms of sullage

pluralsullages

Origin of sullage

Compare suillage, sulliage.

Words formed from sullage

Words that rhyme with sullage

Questions about sullage

What does sullage mean?
Sullage means the liquid discharges from kitchens, washbasins, toilets etc; sewage.
What is sullage in Tamil?
Sullage in Tamil is கழுவுநீர், கழிவுப் படிமம். See Sullage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sullage?
Sullage is a noun.
How do you pronounce sullage?
Sullage is pronounced /ˈsʌlɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of sullage?
The plural of sullage is sullages.

Words near sullage in the dictionary

  1. sull
  2. sull up
  3. sulla
  4. sullabub
  5. sullabubs
  6. sullage
  7. sullages
  8. Sullana
  9. Sullane
  10. sullas
  11. sulled

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sullage (page history and authors); sullage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sullage (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sullage (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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