dregs








noun

  1. dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
  2. Usually dregs. the least valuable part of anything: the dregs of society.
  3. a small remnant; any small quantity.

pl n

  1. solid particles that tend to settle at the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee
  2. residue or remains
  3. British slang a despicable person

noun

  1. a small quantitynot a dreg of pity See also dregs
n.

c.1300 (implied in surname Dryngedregges), from Old Norse dregg “sediment,” from Proto-Germanic *drag- (cf. Old High German trestir, German Trester “grapeskins, husks”), from PIE *dher- (1) “to make muddy.” Replaced Old English cognate dræst, dærst “dregs, lees.” Figurative use is from 1530s.

n.

see dregs.

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