2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dreg \Dreg\ (dr[e^]g), n. [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. dr[aum]gg, cf. Icel. & Sw. draga to draw. Cf. {Draw}.] Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything; as, the dregs of society. [1913 Webster] We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Note: Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dreg n : a small amount of residue
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