Definitions for: Dreg

[n] a small amount of residue

Webster (1913) Definition: Dreg, n. [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. dr["a]gg,
cf. Icel. & Sw. draga to draw. Cf. Draw.]
Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or
precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds;
sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of
anything; as, the dregs of society.

We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. --Dryden.

Note: Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser
and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural.

See Also: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

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