dredge
-1 n. தூர்வாரி, சிப்பிகள் முதலியவற்றை வாரும் வலைப் பை அமைவு, அடியகழ்வுப் பொறி, ஆறு-துறைமுகம் முதலியவற்றில் மண்பறித்து அழமாக்கும் இயந்திரம், (வினை) தூர்வாரியினால் அள்ளி மேலே கொண்டுவா,. அடித்தலம் துப்புரவாக்கு, தூர்வாரியைக் கையாளு, அடியகழ்வுப்பொறியைக் கையாள-2 v. மாத்தூவி, பொடிசிதறு.
Dredge, n. Etym: [F. drège, dreige, fish net, from a word akin to E. draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small anchor, dregnet dragnet. Draw.] 1. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. (b) A dredging machine. (c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea. 2. (Mining) Defn: Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. Raymond. Dredge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dredged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dredging.] Defn: To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine. R. Carew. Dredging machine, a machine (commonly on a boat) used to scoop up mud, gravel, or obstructions from the bottom of rivers, docks, etc., so as to deepen them. Dredge, n. Etym: [OE. dragge, F. dragée, dredge, also, sugar plum; cf. Prov. dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL. tragemata, pl., sweetmeats, Gr. Defn: A mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] Kersey. Dredge, v. t. Defn: To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat. Beau. & Fl. 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. Dredge, n. Etym: [F. drège, dreige, fish net, from a word akin to E. draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small anchor, dregnet dragnet. Draw.] 1. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. (b) A dredging machine. (c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea. 2. (Mining) Defn: Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. Raymond. Dredge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dredged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dredging.] Defn: To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine. R. Carew. Dredging machine, a machine (commonly on a boat) used to scoop up mud, gravel, or obstructions from the bottom of rivers, docks, etc., so as to deepen them. Dredge, n. Etym: [OE. dragge, F. dragée, dredge, also, sugar plum; cf. Prov. dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL. tragemata, pl., sweetmeats, Gr. Defn: A mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] Kersey. Dredge, v. t. Defn: To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat. Beau. & Fl. 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.