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English
Etymology
Compare suillage, sulliage.
Pronunciation
Noun
sullage (usually uncountable, plural sullages)
- The liquid discharges from kitchens, washbasins, toilets etc; sewage.
1645 February 18 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, , 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, ; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, , published 1819, →OCLC:The streets [were] exceedingly large, well paved, having many vaults and conveyances under them for the sullage.
- Silt or sediment deposited from flowing water.
- That which sullies or defiles.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: , "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.
- (metallurgy) The scoria on the surface of molten metal in the ladle.
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References
- Water Supply & Sanitation - by M. Feroze Ahmed & Md. Mujibur Rahman
- OED 2nd edition 1989
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