Definition of Drege
Dredge (dr&ebreve;j), n. [F.
drège, dreige, fish net, from a word akin to E.
draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small anchor,
dregnet 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 (dr&ebreve;j), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Dredged (dr&ebreve;jd);
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, n. [OE. dragge, F.
dragée, dredge, also, sugar plum; cf. Prov.
dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL.
tragemata, pl., sweetmeats, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to gnaw.] A
mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] Kersey.
Dredge, v. 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
- to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge
- to bring something to the surface with a dredge
- to unearth
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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