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drossy

Variant of dross

dross definition

dross (drôs, dräs)

noun

  1. a scum formed on the surface of molten metal
  2. waste matter; worthless stuff; rubbish

Etymology: ME & OE dros, dregs, akin to dærst & ON dregg, dregs

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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