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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dregs /drɛɡz/ pl n - solid particles that tend to settle at the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee
- residue or remains
- Brit slang a despicable person
Etymology: 14th Century dreg, from Old Norse dregg; compare Icelandic dreggjar dregs, Latin fracēs oil dregs dreg /drɛg/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- dregs, [plural] the last part of liquid left in a container;
grounds:drank the dregs of his coffee. - Usually, dregs. [plural] the least valuable part of anything:the dregs of society.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dreg (dreg),USA pronunciation n. - dregs, the sediment of liquids;
lees;
grounds. - Usually, dregs. the least valuable part of anything:the dregs of society.
- a small remnant;
any small quantity.
- Old Norse dreg yeast (plural dreggjar dregs); cognate with Old Swedish dräg dregs
- Middle English 1250–1300
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