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Grammar : Verb
Spell : drej
Phonetic Transcription : drɛdʒ



Définition of dredge

Origin :
  • late 15c., in Scottish dreg-boat "boat for dredging," perhaps ultimately from root of drag (possibly via Middle Dutch dregghe "drag-net"). The verb is attested from c.1500 in Scottish. Related: Dredged; dredging.
  • verb deepen
Example sentences :
  • Dredge the fruits and nuts with flour and fold them into the mixture.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Brush with milk, dredge with sugar, and bake for about 1/2 hour.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Having cleaned the fish, and cut off the fins, dredge them with flour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • After a while turn them, and salt and dredge the other side.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Then wipe the pieces, season them with pepper and salt, and dredge them with flour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Dip your pudding cloth into it, shake it out, and dredge it with flour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Wash and dry half a pound of currants, and dredge them well with flour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Dip your pudding-cloth into boiling water, and then dredge it with flour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Put this in a dish, dredge it well with flour, and let it stand.
  • Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury
  • Roll it out thin, lay two or three ounces of butter upon it in little bits, dredge it with a little flour, and roll it up tight.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

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