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DREG
dreg
(noun) a small amount of residue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dreg (plural dregs)
Sediment in a liquid.
By extension, the lowest and most worthless part of something.
(often plural, insult) scum; filth
Usage notes
This term is usually used in plural: see dregs.
Anagrams
• GERD, derg, regd
Source: Wiktionary
Dreg, n. Etym: [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. drägg, cf. Icel. & Sw. draga to draw. Cf. Draw.]
Definition: Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything; as, the dregs of society. We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. Dryden.
Note: Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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