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dredge noun2. L15.
[Perh. from Middle Dutch dregghe grappling-hook, but the final consonant of the English word suggests a native origin. Perh. rel. to DRAG noun. Earliest in dredge-boat.]
An apparatus for collecting and bringing up objects or material from the bed of a river etc. by dragging or scooping; a drag-net; a boat or machine for dredging.
Comb.: dredge-boat a boat used for dredging.