dredge
IPA: drˈɛdʒ
noun
- Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
- A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
- A dredging machine.
- An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
- The act of dredging.
- Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
- (cooking, countable) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
- (uncountable) A mixture of oats and barley.
- A surname.
verb
- To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
- To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
- (transitive, usually with "up") To unearth.
- (cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
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Examples of "dredge" in Sentences
- They dredge the bay for gravel.
- The dredge is then winched up into the boat and emptied.
- The dredge is the most significant relic in the district.
- The Mayor dredges and consumes the first oyster of the season.
- This allows the acurate control of the depth of the dredge groove.
- It also shows a dredge to represent the tin mining in the province.
- In this method, a trench is dredged in the bed of the water channel.
- The most common auger dredge on the global market today is the Versi Dredge.