What is Bilgewater? Who was referred as Bilgewater? Why? question from huck meets the Duke and the king
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The bilge of a ship or boat is the part of the hull that would rest on the ground if the vessel were unsupported by water. The "turn of the bilge" is the transition from the bottom of a hull to the sides of a hull.
Bilge compartment in a steel hulled ship (looking down)
Internally, the bilges (usually used in the plural in this context) is the lowest compartment on a ship or seaplane, on either side of the keel and (in a traditional wooden vessel) between the floors.[a][1]
The first known use of the word is from 1513.[2]
What is Bilgewater?
the area on the outer surface of a ship's hull where the bottom curves to meet the vertical sides is called a Bilge and the dirty water that collects inside the bilges is called Bilgewater.
Who was referred as Bilgewater? Why?
The youngest of the con Artists claims that he is the Duke of Bridgewater because he thinks must be treated with respect.