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ullaging

ullaging is the present participle and gerund of ullage.

Meaning of ullage

Verb

ullage (third-person singular simple present ullages, present participle ullaging, simple past and past participle ullaged)

  1. (alcohol production) To gauge the amount of empty space between the top of a cask and the level of liquid inside it.
    • The Duties on Spirits in England are charged on the number of proof gallons they contain, which is ascertained by first “gauging” or “ullaging” the liquor, and then “trying its strength” by Sike's hydrometer, in the way already described […]1856, Arnold James Cooley, A Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts

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Questions about ullaging

What is ullaging the present participle and gerund of?
Ullaging is the present participle and gerund of ullage.

Words near ullaging in the dictionary

  1. ullage gases
  2. ullage motor
  3. ullage motors
  4. ullaged
  5. ullages
  6. ullaging
  7. ullagone
  8. ullagones
  9. Ullah
  10. Ullahs
  11. ullaloo

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