Dreg Definition

drĕg
dregs
noun
The sediment in a liquid, such as wine or coffee.
American Heritage
The basest or least desirable portion.
The dregs of humanity.
American Heritage
A small amount; a residue.
American Heritage

By extension, the lowest and most worthless part of something.

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Origin of Dreg

  • From Old Norse dregg (“sediment") (whence also Icelandic dregg). Cognate with Albanian ndrag (“to make dirty, to foul"), dra (“sediments of dairy products or liquids").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English dreg from Old Norse dregg

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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