dreg
[ dreg ]
/ drɛg /
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.
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Origin of dreg
1250–1300; Middle English <Old Norse dreg yeast (plural dreggjar dregs); cognate with Old Swedish dräg dregs
Words nearby dreg
dredger, dredge up, dredging machine, Dred Scott decision, dree, dreg, dreggy, D region, dregs, Dreibund, dreich
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