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Webster 1913 Edition
ullage
ul′lage
(ŭl′lā̍j; 48)
, Noun.
[OF.
eullage
, ouillage
, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier
, oillier
, euillier
, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile
oil. See Oil
.] (Com.)
The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ullage
UL'LAGE
,Noun.