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• Dredge — Dredge, v. t. To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {Dredging box}. (a) Same as 2d {Dredger}. (b) (Gun.) A copper box with a perforated lid; used for sprinkling meal powder over shell fuses. Farrow.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dredge — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. a (often foll. by up) bring up (lost or hidden material) as if with a dredge (don t dredge all that up again). b (often foll. by away, up, out) bring up or clear (mud etc.) from a river, harbour, etc. with a dredge. 2 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• dredge — dredge1 [ dredʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) to remove dirt and sand from the bottom of a river or lake a ) to look for something at the bottom of a river or lake using a dredge 2. ) to shake something such as sugar or flour over something ,dredge up… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dredge — UK [dredʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms dredge : present tense I/you/we/they dredge he/she/it dredges present participle dredging past tense dredged past participle dredged 1) a) to remove dirt and sand from the bottom of a river or lake b)… …   English dictionary

• Scallop dredge — The scallop dredge, or oyster dredge, is a dredge which is towed along the bottom of the sea by a fishing boat until it is full of scallops or oysters. It is then lifted onto the boat and emptied. The dredge can also be used to harvest sea… …   Wikipedia

• Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge — Infobox nrhp name = Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge nrhp type = caption = Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge location = Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon nearest city = lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds = lat direction = long degrees = long minutes = long… …   Wikipedia

• Colin Dredge — Personal information Batting style Left handed batsman Bowling style Right arm medium pace International information National side English …   Wikipedia

• Port of Miami Deep Dredge Project — The port of Miami is one of the busiest container ports in the US The Port of Miami Deep Dredge Project is a planned project to expand the Port of Miami by dredging the bay to allow new, larger cargo ships to enter the port.[1] This project is… …   Wikipedia

• To draw over — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bradley Dredge — DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half way cut T = tied Green background for wins. Yellow background for top 10.Team appearancesAmateur*Eisenhower Trophy (representing Wales): 1992 *Walker Cup (representing Great Britain Ireland): 1993 *St… …   Wikipedia