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
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dregs
/ (drɛɡz) /
pl n
solid particles that tend to settle at the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee
residue or remains
British slang a despicable person
Word Origin for dregs
C14 dreg, from Old Norse dregg; compare Icelandic dreggjar dregs, Latin fracēs oil dregs
British Dictionary definitions for dregs (2 of 2)
Word Origin for dreg
see dregs
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