(n) :
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; very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water
(v) :
to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge; to bring something to the surface with a dredge
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(n) :
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; very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water
(v) :
to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge; to bring something to the surface with a dredge