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dredger

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dredg·er 1  (drjr)
n.
1. A dredging machine.
2. Nautical A barge or boat equipped with a dredge.

dredg·er 2  (drjr)
n.
A container with a perforated lid used for coating food with a powder, such as flour or sugar.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dredgerdredger - a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
dredge - a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
Translations
dredger [ˈdrɛdʒəʳ] n (ship, machine) → draga;
(CULIN) → tamiz m
dredger [ˈdrɛdʒəʳ] n (= ship) → dragueur m (= machine); drague f;
(Brit) (also: sugar dredger) → saupoudreuse f
dredger [ˈdrɛdʒəʳ] dredge n (ship) → Schwimmbagger m;
(machine) → Bagger m;
(Brit) (also: sugar dredger) → Zuckerstreuer m
dredger [ˈdrɛdʒəʳ] ndraga;
(BRIT) (also: sugar dredger) → spargizucchero m inv


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So, unwieldy young dredgers and hulking mudlarks were referred to the experiences of Thomas Twopence, who, having resolved not to rob (under circumstances of uncommon atrocity) his particular friend and benefactor, of eighteenpence, presently came into supernatural possession of three and sixpence, and lived a shining light ever afterwards.
 
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