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dregs definition

dregs (dregz)

plural noun

  1. the particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees
  2. the most worthless part the dregs of society
  3. a small amount remaining; residue

Etymology: ME dregges, pl. of dregge < ON dregg, barm, lees < IE *dherēgh, residue: for base see dark

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