Dredge
Word | DREDGE |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | dredge |
Pronunciations | /dɹɛdʒ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Dredge"
What do we mean by dredge?
Any of various machines equipped with scooping or suction devices and used to deepen harbors and waterways and in underwater mining. noun
A boat or barge equipped with a dredge. noun
An implement consisting of a net on a frame, used for gathering shellfish. noun
To clean, deepen, or widen with a dredge. intransitive verb
To bring up with a dredge. intransitive verb
To come up with; unearth. intransitive verb
To use a dredge. intransitive verb
To coat (food) by sprinkling with a powder, such as flour or sugar. transitive verb
Formerly, same as meslin; now, specifically, a mixture of oats and barley sown together. noun
To clear out with a dredge; remove sand, silt, mud, etc., from the bottom of: as, to dredge a harbor, river, or canal.
To take, catch, or gather with a dredge; obtain or remove by the use of a dredge: as, to dredge mud from a river.
To make use of a dredge; operate with a dredge: as, to dredge for oysters.
To sprinkle flour upon, as roasting meat.
A bush-harrow; a large rake. noun
Any instrument for bringing up or removing solid substances from under water by dragging on the bottom. noun
An apparatus for bringing up marine animals, plants, and other objects from the bottom of the sea for scientific investigation. It consists principally of a frame of iron and a net which is attached to the frame. As generally constructed, the frame is transversely oblong, generally about three times as long as wide, with straight ends and slightly inclined sides, having the outer edges sharp to serve as scrapers. The net is usually composed of heavy twine, but sometimes of iron chainwork, and is attached to the frame by holes near the inner edges. Fastened to the frame are iron handles, to which a rope or iron chain is attached. noun
A machine for clearing the beds of canals, rivers, harbors, etc. See dredging-machine. noun
In ore-dressing, in certain mining districts of England, ore which is intermediate in rich ness between “prill-ore”; and “halvans”; ore of second quality, more or less intermixed with veinstone. Sometimes written dradge. noun
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. noun
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. noun
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
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Any type of underwater digging, cleaning, and/or excavating a land mass. Used widely in undersea divers (commercial divers). Urban Dictionary
The act of filtering bong water to retrieve valuable sediment plus bacteria from all those who have used the bong. A practice often endured by poor smokers or in general in times of drought or shortage. Urban Dictionary
A piece of gold mining equipment. The dredge consists of pontoons, sluice box,water pump and hose. See keene Dredge. Urban Dictionary
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