bilge ways

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bilge \Bilge\, n. [A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Cf. Belly, Bulge.]

1.The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle. [1913 Webster]

2.(Naut.) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground. [1913 Webster]

3.Bilge water. [1913 Webster]

Bilge free (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask.

Bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship.

Bilge water (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive.

Bilge ways, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel. [1913 Webster]