Dredged

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dredge \Dredge\ (dr[e^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dredged}
     (dr[e^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dredging}.]
     To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging
     machine. --R. Carew.
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     {Dredging machine}, a machine (commonly on a boat) used to
        scoop up mud, gravel, or obstructions from the bottom of
        rivers, docks, etc., so as to deepen them.
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