Synonyms for dredge

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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