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plural dredgers
(nautical) A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed. examples
One who fishes with a dredge. examples
A dredging machine. examples
A container with a perforated lid, used to sprinkle sugar or flour. quotations examples
In the kitchen Mrs. Piper was busy with a flour dredger, a rolling pin, and a basin of dough.
1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, page 32