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ull·age (ul′ij)

noun

the amount by which a container, esp. of liquid, falls short of being full

Etymology: ME ulage < Anglo-Fr ulliage < OFr ouillage, a filling up to the brim or the bunghole < ouiller, to fill (a cask) to the bunghole < ueil, an eye, fig. bunghole < L oculus, an eye

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