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Webster 1913 Edition
Dredge
Dredge
(drĕj)
, Noun.
[F.
drège
, dreige
, fish net, from a word akin to E. draw
; cf. D. dreg
, dregge
, small anchor, dreg
net dragnet. √73. See 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)
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
Raymond.
Dredge
(drĕj)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dredged
(drĕjd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dredging
.] 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
,Noun.
[OE.
dragge
, F. dragée
, dredge, also, sugar plum; cf. Prov. dragea
, It. treggea
; corrupted fr. LL. tragemata
, pl., sweetmeats, Gr. τραγήματα
, fr. τρώγειν
to gnaw.] A mixture of oats and barley.
[Obs.]
Kersey.
Dredge
,Verb.
T.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dredge
DREDGE
,Noun.
1.
A dragnet for taking oysters, &c.2.
A mixture of oats and barley sown together.DREDGE
,Verb.
T.
DREDGE
,Verb.
T.