dredge

From Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot (from Old English *dreċġ); or alternatively from Middle Dutch dregghe (“drag-net”), probably ultimately from the same root as drag.

• Rhymes: -ɛdʒ

dredge (plural dredges)

1. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
   1. A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
   2. A dredging machine.
   3. An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
2. Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.

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dredge (third-person singular simple present dredges, present participle dredging, simple past and past participle dredged)

1. To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
2. To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
3. (Usually with up) to unearth.

   to dredge up someone's unsavoury past

   • 2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian‎:

     Friday night’s crowning victory at The Hawthorns was the 25th in 30 league matches since Antonio Conte’s decisive re-gearing of his team in September, the tactical switches that have coaxed such a thrilling run from this team of bolt-ons and upcycled squad players, most notably Victor Moses, who was dredged out of the laundry bin in the autumn to become a key part of the title surge.

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From Old French dragie, via Latin from Ancient Greek τραγήματα (tragḗmata, “spices”), plural of τραγήμα (tragḗma, “dried fruit”).

• Rhymes: -ɛdʒ

dredge (plural dredges)

1. (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)

1. (cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.

   Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.

Old English dragge, French dragée (“dredge, also, sugar plum”).

dredge

1. A mixture of oats and barley.

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