Definitions for: Dredge

[n] a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
[v] remove with a dredge, usually from a bottom of a body of water
[v] search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
[v] cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"

Webster (1913) Definition: Dredge, n. [F. dr[`e]ge, dreige, fish net, from a word
akin to E. draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small anchor, dregnet
dragnet. ????. See Draw.]
1. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
(a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their
beds.
(b) A dredging machine.
(c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in
collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.

2. (Mining) Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in
water. --Raymond.

Dredge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dredged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dredging.]
To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging
machine. --R. Carew.

Dredging machine, a machine (commonly on a boat) used to
scoop up mud, gravel, or obstructions from the bottom of
rivers, docks, etc., so as to deepen them.

Dredge, n. [OE. dragge, F. drag['e]e, dredge, also,
sugar plum; cf. Prov. dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL.
tragemata, pl., sweetmeats, Gr. ?, fr. ? to gnaw.]
A mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] --Kersey.

Dredge, v. t.
To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.
--Beau. & Fl.

Dredging box.
(a) Same as 2d Dredger.
(b) (Gun.) A copper box with a perforated lid; -- used for
sprinkling meal powder over shell fuses. --Farrow.

Synonyms: drag

See Also: coat, digger, dredger, dredging bucket, excavator, flour, look for, power shovel, remove, scoop, scoop shovel, search, seek, shovel, surface, take, take away, withdraw

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