DREDGE

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.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A mixture of oats and barley.

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

Verb (etymology 2)

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


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