Dredge

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›dÊ’

From Scots dreg-boat (from Old English *drecg(e)) or alternatively from Middle Dutch dregghe, probably ultimately from the same root as drag.

Full definition of dredge

Noun

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.

Verb

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, such as an unsavoury past

Related terms

• dredger
• dredging

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›dÊ’

From Old French dragie, via Latin from Ancient Greek (tragemata, "spices").

Verb

1. to coat moistened food with a powder, such as flour or sugar

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

Noun