noun Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.Sometimes written dradge.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. noun In ore-dressing, in certain mining districts of England, ore which is intermediate in rich ness between “prill-ore” and “halvans” ore of second quality, more or less intermixed with veinstone.noun A machine for clearing the beds of canals, rivers, harbors, etc.Fastened to the frame are iron handles, to which a rope or iron chain is attached. The net is usually composed of heavy twine, but sometimes of iron chainwork, and is attached to the frame by holes near the inner edges. As generally constructed, the frame is transversely oblong, generally about three times as long as wide, with straight ends and slightly inclined sides, having the outer edges sharp to serve as scrapers. It consists principally of a frame of iron and a net which is attached to the frame. noun An apparatus for bringing up marine animals, plants, and other objects from the bottom of the sea for scientific investigation.noun Any instrument for bringing up or removing solid substances from under water by dragging on the bottom. To sprinkle flour upon, as roasting meat.To make use of a dredge operate with a dredge: as, to dredge for oysters.To take, catch, or gather with a dredge obtain or remove by the use of a dredge: as, to dredge mud from a river.To clear out with a dredge remove sand, silt, mud, etc., from the bottom of: as, to dredge a harbor, river, or canal.noun Formerly, same as meslin now, specifically, a mixture of oats and barley sown together.transitive verb To coat (food) by sprinkling with a powder, such as flour or sugar.intransitive verb To come up with unearth.
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