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Definition of Dredge

Dredge
Dredge Dredge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dredged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dredging.] To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine. --R. Carew. 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.
Dredge
Dredge Dredge, n. [F. dr[`e]ge, dreige, fish net, from a word akin to E. draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small anchor, dregnet dragnet. ????. 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. 2. (Mining) Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. --Raymond.
Dredge
Dredge Dredge, v. t. To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat. --Beau. & Fl. 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.

Meaning of Dredge from wikipedia

- Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features; reshaping land...
- Dredge is a 2023 fishing video game developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17. The game follows a fisherman who encounters increasingly Lovecraftian...
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- Look up dredge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dredge or dredging may refer to: Data dredging, the misuse of data analysis to find patterns in data...
- A fishing dredge, also known as a scallop dredge or oyster dredge, is a kind of dredge which is towed along the bottom of the sea by a fishing boat in...
- gold dredge is a placer mining machine that extracts gold from sand, gravel, and dirt using water and mechanical methods. The original gold dredges were...
- A suction dredge can be: A type of ship or boat called a suction dredger An airlift (dredging device) for use underwater by divers This disambiguation...
- A dredge-up is any one of several stages in the evolution of some stars. By definition, during a dredge-up, a convection zone extends all the way from...
- Bradley Dredge (born 6 July 1973) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the tour, the 2003 Madeira Island...
- A dredge plume is a cloud of debris that forms as a result of dredging. Such plumes usually begin either at the bottom where the dredging takes place...