ullage
ullage
Definition
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
