dredge
Any instrument used to gather or take by draggingAny instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
» I don't want to dredge up the past.
Ich will nicht die Vergangenheit hervorholen.
Я не хочу ворошить прошлое.
Meaning
7 sensesAny instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
A dredging machine.
Baggermaschine
драгаdraga
драгаdraha, земснарядzemsnarjad, землечерпалкаzemlečerpalka
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.
(countable)A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
(uncountable)A mixture of oats and barley.
- a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
Examples
4 sentencesI don't want to dredge up the past.
ruЯ не хочу ворошить прошлое.
deIch will nicht die Vergangenheit hervorholen.
Dredge the fish in cornmeal before frying.
Dredging, pollution and overharvesting led to the disappearance of the oysters decades ago.
Dredging is a fishing method in which a dredge is dragged across the sea floor, either scraping or penetrating the bottom.
Translations
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Origin
From Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot (from Old English *dreċġ); or alternatively from Middle DutFrom Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot (from Old English *dreċġ); or alternatively from Middle Dutch dregghe (“drag-net”), probably ultimately from the same root as drag.
From Middle English dragge, from Old French dragee, dragie, from Latin tragēmata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα (tragḗmata, “spices”), plural of τράγημα (trágēma, “dried fruit”).
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