bilge
1. bilge \'bilj\ n [prob. modif. of MF boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part - more] at BUDGET 1: the bulging part of a cask or barrel 2a: the part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the botto m and the vertical topsides 2b: the lowest point of a ship's inner hull 3: stale or worthless remarks or ideas 2. bilge vi 1: to undergo a fracture or other damage in the bilge 2: to rest on the bilge