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Webster 1913 Edition


Dredger

Dredg′er

(drĕj′ẽr)
,
Noun.
1.
One who fishes with a dredge.
2.
A dredging machine.

Dredg′er

,
Noun.
(Cookery)
A box with holes in its lid; – used for sprinkling flour, as on meat or a breadboard; – called also
dredging box
,
drudger
, and
drudging box
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dredger

DREDGER

,
Noun.
One who fishes with a dredge; also, an utensil for scattering flour on meat while roasting.

Definition 2024


dredger

dredger

English

The dredger Ostsee in 2008

Noun

dredger (plural dredgers)

  1. (nautical) A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed.
  2. a container with a perforated lid used for scattering sugar or flour
  3. One who fishes with a dredge.
  4. A dredging machine.

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