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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Dredge

Drĕdge, n.

noun

n. [Fr. drége, drague, A-S. drage.]

  1. Any instrument to gather or take by dragging; as, (a.) A drag-net for taking up oysters, &c., from the bottom of water. (b.) A machine for taking up or excavating mud or other obstructions from the bed of a stream or harbor.
  2. [O. Eng. drague, Fr. drague. Cf. DRAG, n., and DREGS.] A mixture of oats and barley sown together.

Drĕdġe, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DREDGED; p. pr. & vb. n. DREDGING.] 1. To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging-machine. Carew. 2. [See DREDGE, n., 2.] To sprinkle flour on, as roast meat.