Bilge water
nautical, bilge (def 1d).
also called bilge. slang. foolish, worthless, or offensive talk or ideas; nonsense; rubbish.
historical examples
operas every child should know mary sch-ll hoke bacon
southern arabia theodore bent
punch, or the london charivari, vol. 103, sep. 24, 1892 various
captain calamity rolf bennett
peter simple frederick marryat
every boy’s book: a complete encyclopdia of sports and amus-m-nts various
dave porter in the south seas edward stratemeyer
sketches in lavender, blue and green jerome k. jerome
the three admirals w.h.g. kingston
rockhaven charles munn
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