bilge
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If you have ever sat at a restaurant, marveling at the bilge offered on the kids’ menu and wondering how on earth we got here, “Picky” has the answers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The ship is built in sections, then joined together on the slipway, supported by keel blocks, bilge blocks, wedges and "shores" - heavy lengths of timber.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
Fadich worked the bilge pumps till he was “blue in the face” just to keep the vessel above water.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023
Before long, water filled the base of the boat, the bilge pump grinding in a constant whir as it tried to keep up.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023
Down in the bilge I lay, pulling my sea cloak over my head, while the rough gale blew the ships and rueful crews clear back to Aiolia.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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