ULLAGED

Etymology

Adjective

ullaged (comparative more ullaged, superlative most ullaged)

Of a container: possessing a significant amount of ullage (empty space).

Verb

ullaged

simple past tense and past participle of ullage

Source: Wiktionary


ULLAGE

Ul"lage (; 48), n. Etym: [OF. eullage, ovillage, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile oil. See Oil.] (Com.)

Definition: The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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