dredge¹ /drej/

1. A bag-net for dragging along the bottom to collect oysters, biological specimens, mud, etc
2. A machine for deepening a harbour, canal, river, etc, for excavating under water or on land, or for raising alluvial deposits and washing them for minerals, by means of buckets on an endless chain, pumps, grabs, or other devices

To gather, explore or deepen with a dredge

dredgˈer noun

1. Someone who dredges
2. A machine for dredging
3. A boat, ship or raft equipped for dredging

dredge up (informal)

To mention or recall something (best) forgotten

dredge² /drej/

To sprinkle

dredgˈer noun

(also dredgeˈ-box or dredgˈing-box) a container with a perforated lid for dredging

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