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dreg

[ dreg ]
/ drɛg /
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noun

dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
Usually dregs. the least valuable part of anything: the dregs of society.
a small remnant; any small quantity.

RELATED WORDS

residue, lees, dirt, slag, waste, settlings, outcast, riffraff, rabble, loser, scum, trash, draff

Nearby words

dredge up, dredger, dredging, dredging machine, dree, dreg, dreggy, dregs, dreibund, dreich, dreidel

Origin of dreg

1250–1300; Middle English < Old Norse dreg yeast (plural dreggjar dregs); cognate with Old Swedish dräg dregs
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British Dictionary definitions for dreg

dreg

/ (drɛɡ) /

noun

a small quantitynot a dreg of pity See also dregs

Word Origin for dreg

see dregs
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