dredge1
v.
- clean out the bed of (a harbour, river, etc.) with a dredge.
▸bring up or remove with a dredge.
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(dredge something up)
bring something unwelcome and forgotten to people's attention.
n.
an apparatus for bringing up objects or mud from a river or seabed by scooping or dragging.
Derivative
Etymology
C15 (orig. in dredge-boat): perh. rel. to MDu. dregghe ‘grappling hook’.
dredge2
v.
sprinkle (food) with sugar or another powdered substance.
Etymology
C16: from obs. dredge ‘sweetmeat, mixture of spices’, from OFr. dragie, perh. via L. from Gk tragēmata ‘spices’.