ullage

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Synonyms: sullage, gullage, fullage, ulnage

Antonyms: sullage, gullage, fullage, ulnage

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|wine}} In a wine bottle, the [[empty space]] between the [[cork]] and the top of the wine.
2. {{lb|en|alcohol production}} In a [[cask]] or [[barrel]], the [[empty space]], occupied by air, that is created by not completely filling the cask or barrel, or through [[spillage]].
3. {{lb|en|wine}} The [[topping up]] of such a barrel with fresh wine.
4. In an [[industrial]] [[setting]], the empty space in a [[tank]], especially as for [[fuel]].
5. Additional [[cargo]] of little or no [[value]] taken on to prevent movement or shifting of the [[purposive]] cargo.
6. {{lb|en|slang|obsolete|in the plural}} [[leftover|Leftover]] wine [[surreptitiously]] drunk by [[waiter]]s as they clear away the [[glass]]es.<ref>{{cite-text|en|year=1873|author=John Camden Hotten|title=The Slang Dictionary}}</ref>

Verb

1. {{lb|en|alcohol production}} To [[gauge]] the amount of [[empty space]] between the top of a [[cask]] and the level of [[liquid]] inside it.

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