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Bouge
·vi To swell out. II. Bouge ·vt To scoop out with a gouge. III. Bouge ·vi To <<Bilge>>. IV. Bouge...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to bouge
(OldFr. bouge, swelling.--Cotgrave). To swell out, to bulge. This old word is noticed by Dr. Johnson...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
bouge or bowge and chine
, or bilge and chimb The end of one cask stowed against the bilge of another. To prepare a ship fo...

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