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ullage /ˈəlij, ˈəlɪdʒ /
noun the amount by which a container falls short of being full.
loss of liquid, by evaporation or leakage.
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French ulliage, from Old French euillier fill up, based on Latin oculus eye (with reference to a container's bunghole).
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