dredge
(noun) a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
dredge
(verb) remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
dredge, drag
(verb) search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
dredge
(verb) cover before cooking; “dredge the chicken in flour before frying it”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dredge (plural dredges)
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as
A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc, from their beds.
A dredging machine.
An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
dredge (third-person singular simple present dredges, present participle dredging, simple past and past participle dredged)
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
(Usually with up) to unearth.
dredge (plural dredges)
(cooking) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
dredge (third-person singular simple present dredges, present participle dredging, simple past and past participle dredged)
(cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
dredge
A mixture of oats and barley.
Source: Wiktionary
Dredge, n. Etym: [F. drège, dreige, fish net, from a word akin to E. draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small anchor, dregnet dragnet. Draw.]
1. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. (b) A dredging machine. (c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
2. (Mining)
Definition: Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. Raymond.
Dredge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dredged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dredging.]
Definition: To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine. R. Carew. Dredging machine, a machine (commonly on a boat) used to scoop up mud, gravel, or obstructions from the bottom of rivers, docks, etc., so as to deepen them.
Dredge, n. Etym: [OE. dragge, F. dragée, dredge, also, sugar plum; cf. Prov. dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL. tragemata, pl., sweetmeats, Gr.
Definition: A mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] Kersey.
Dredge, v. t.
Definition: To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat. Beau. & Fl. Dredging box. (a) Same as 2d Dredger. (b) (Gun.) A copper box with a perforated lid; -- used for sprinkling meal powder over shell fuses. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
