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plural dredges
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. examples
A dredging machine. examples
An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea. examples
The act of dredging. quotations examples
A dredge of the river is not possible at this time due to the strong currents and dangerous riptides which plague the St. Lawrence after the ice melts.
2021, Suanne Laqueur, Here to Stay
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. examples
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. examples
To bring something to the surface with a dredge. examples
(transitive, usually with "up") To unearth. quotations examples
Friday night’s crowning victory at The Hawthorns was the 25th in 30 league matches since Antonio Conte’s decisive re-gearing of his team in September, the tactical switches that have coaxed such a thrilling run from this team of bolt-ons and upcycled squad players, most notably Victor Moses, who was dredged out of the laundry bin in the autumn to become a key part of the title surge.
2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian
countable and uncountable, plural dredges
(cooking, countable) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation. examples
(uncountable) A mixture of oats and barley. quotations examples
It is true that on the boulder clay of south Cambridgeshire they grew dredge, a mixture of oats and barley
1991, Edward Miller, Joan Thirsk, The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 3, 1348-1500
(cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge. examples