Category:Ullage

Ul"lage (48), n. Etym: [of. eullage, ovillage, 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.)

Defn: the amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being Full; wantage; deficiency.