dredge

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɹɛd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ɛdʒ === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== dredge (plural dredges) Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. A dredging machine. 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. ===== Derived terms ===== dredgeboat gold dredge ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== dredge (third-person singular simple present dredges, present participle dredging, simple past and past participle dredged) To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge. To bring something to the surface with a dredge. (transitive, usually with "up") To unearth. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English dragge, from Old French dragee, dragie, from Latin tragēmata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα (tragḗmata, “spices”), plural of τράγημα (trágēma, “dried fruit”). ==== Noun ==== dredge (countable and uncountable, plural dredges) (cooking, countable) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation. (uncountable) A mixture of oats and barley. Synonym: bullimong ==== Verb ==== dredge (third-person singular simple present dredges, present participle dredging, simple past and past participle dredged) (cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge. ===== Translations ===== === References ===