dredge
/dɹɛd͡ʒ/ noun C2- A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
- A dredging machine.
- An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
- The act of dredging.
- Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
Plural dredges
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