A large lighter, or other flat-bottomed vessel, equipped with a steam-engine and machinery for removing the mud and silt from the bottom, by the revolution of iron buckets in an endless chain.
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Dredge>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Fishing by dragging the dredge. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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