dredger1
[drej-er]
- dredge1(def 1).
- a person who uses a dredge.
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dredger2
[drej-er]
- a container with a perforated top for sprinkling flour, sugar, etc., on food for cooking.
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This dredger raised about 30 tons per hour at the cost of 2d.
The dredger and the three shielded derricks hadn't gotten into action yet.
Four-Day PlanetHenry Beam Piper
In building a second dredger this might of course be greatly reduced.
The conditions laid down for this dredger were that it should float in 18 in.
Jack Harvey, who had long ere this learned the necessity of quick obedience aboard the dredger, hastened to obey.
Jack Harvey's AdventuresRuel Perley Smith
dredger1
- Also called: dredge a vessel used for dredging, often bargelike and sometimes equipped with retractable steel piles that are driven into the bottom for stability
- another name for dredge 1 (def. 1)
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dredger2
- a container with a perforated top for sprinkling flour, sugar, etc
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Word Origin and History for dredger
n.
c.1500, agent noun from dredge (v.).
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