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Dredge \Dredge\, v. t.
To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.
--Beau. & Fl.
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{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.
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Dredge \Dredge\ (dr[e^]j), n. [F. dr[`e]ge, dreige, fish net,
from a word akin to E. draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small
anchor, dregnet dragnet. [root]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.
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2. (Mining) Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in
water. --Raymond.
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Dredge \Dredge\ (dr[e^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dredged}
(dr[e^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dredging}.]
To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging
machine. --R. Carew.
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{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.
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Dredge \Dredge\, n. [OE. dragge, F. drag['e]e, dredge, also,
sugar plum; cf. Prov. dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL.
tragemata, pl., sweetmeats, Gr. tragh`mata, fr. trw`gein to
gnaw.]
A mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] --Kersey.
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