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Dredger definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DREDGER, n. One who fishes with a dredge; also, an utensil for scattering flour on meat while roasting.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging

Merriam Webster's

I. noun see dredge I II. noun see dredge III

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 a machine used for dredging rivers etc.; a dredge. 2 a boat containing this. 2. n. a container with a perforated lid used for sprinkling flour, sugar, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dredger Dredg"er, n. 1. One who fishes with a dredge. 2. A dredging machine.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dredger Dredg"er, n. (Cookery) A box with holes in its lid; -- used for sprinkling flour, as on meat or a breadboard; -- called also dredging box, drudger, and drudging box.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dredgers) A dredger is a boat which is fitted with a special machine that is used to increase the size of harbours, rivers, and canals. N-COUNT