Dredge, v. t. To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.
Dredging box. (a) Same as 2d Dredger. (b) Gun. A copper box with a perforated lid; -- used for sprinkling meal powder over shell fuses.
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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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