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DREDGE
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
Etymology 1
Noun
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.
Verb
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.
Etymology 2
Noun
dredge (plural dredges)
(cooking) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
Verb
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.
Etymology 3
Noun
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
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