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OXFORD DICTIONARY
dred scott | dredge | dredge up | dredger | dredging bucket | dreg | dregs | dreiser | dreissena | dreissena polymorpha | drench

dreg

 : 
Noun

OXFORD DICTIONARY

dreg, n.
1 (usu. in pl.) a a sediment; grounds, lees, etc. b a worthless part; refuse (the dregs of humanity).
2 a small remnant (not a dreg).

Idiom
drain (or drink) to the dregs consume leaving nothing (drained life to the dregs).
Derivative
dreggy adj. colloq.
Etymology
ME prob. f. ON dreggjar

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