dredger

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English

The dredger Ostsee in 2008

Etymology

From dredge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɛdʒ.ə(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛdʒə(ɹ)

Noun

dredger (plural dredgers)

  1. (nautical) A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed.
    • 1923, Marine Engineer and Naval Architect - Volume 46‎, page 162:
      The section includes also combination bucket and suction dredges, true suction dredgers, the Friihling dredge, the reclamation dredge, the longshoot dredge, the hopper barge, the self-propelling hopper, and the rock cutter.
  2. One who fishes with a dredge.
  3. A dredging machine.
  4. A container with a perforated lid, used to sprinkle sugar or flour.
    • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 32:
      In the kitchen Mrs. Piper was busy with a flour dredger, a rolling pin, and a basin of dough.

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