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dredge

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1. dredge - Noun

2. dredge - Verb

3. Dredge - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine.

A mixture of oats and barley.

To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I tried to dredge up the same reaction other girls had around Marcus, but nothing happened. No matter how hard I tried, I just didn't have that same attraction His hair was too blond, I decided. And his eyes needed a little more green. Richelle Mead

dredge the chicken in flour before frying it Source: Internet

A clamshell bucket dredge and three ocean-going scows moved 400,000 cubic yards of material during a recent dredge of the Port of Fernandina, which will allow the port to receive ships with a draft of up to 40 feet. Source: Internet

Even when the source material lacks sufficient elevation, it can be elevated to the sluice by a dredge pump. Source: Internet

Both the MPCA and the Army Corps say they are certain the dredge material they are using for the project is safe. Source: Internet

The decision to renominate Ratcliffe will dredge up a controversy from the summer of 2019 that rankled lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Source: Internet

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