dredge.
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
Meaning & usage
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: A dredging machine.
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
The act of dredging.
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
Where this word comes from
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.
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
To unearth.
to dredge up someone's unsavoury past
Where this word comes from
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.
A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
A mixture of oats and barley.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dragge, from Old French dragee, dragie, from Latin tragēmata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα (tragḗmata, “spices”), plural of τράγημα (trágēma, “dried fruit”).
To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dragge, from Old French dragee, dragie, from Latin tragēmata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα (tragḗmata, “spices”), plural of τράγημα (trágēma, “dried fruit”).
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