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Bilge vs Bouge - What's the difference?

bilge | bouge |

As nouns the difference between bilge and bouge

is that bilge is (nautical) the rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides while bouge is the right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc.

As verbs the difference between bilge and bouge

is that bilge is (nautical|intransitive) to spring a leak in the bilge while bouge is to swell out.

bilge

English

Noun

  • (nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
  • (nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
  • (uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.
  • (slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
  • The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

    • Verb

    (bilg)
  • (nautical) To spring a leak in the bilge.
  • To bulge or swell.
  • (nautical) To break open the bilge(s) of.

    • Related terms

    * bilgewater / bilge water * bilge pump

    bouge

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alteration of (bouche).

    Noun

    (-)
  • The right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc.
  • *2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p, 29:
  • *:Officials carrying lists of servants receiving ‘bouge of court’ – wages and board – carried out identity checks [...].

    • Etymology 2

    Variant of bulge.

    Verb

    (boug)
  • To swell out.
  • To bilge.
  • * Hakluyt
    • Their ship bouged .
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