dredger

3 definitions found

dredger - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dredger \Dredg"er\ (dr[e^]j"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who fishes with a dredge.
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     2. A dredging machine.
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  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.
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dredger - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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