meaning of dredge
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. Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
3. To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine.
4. A mixture of oats and barley.
5. To sift or sprinkle flour, etc. , on, as on roasting meat.
6. a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
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