n. [ Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. drägg, cf. Icel. & Sw. draga to draw. Cf. Draw. ] Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything;
We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Fullness of dregs or lees; foulness; feculence. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Foul with lees; feculent. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul; feculent. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) See Bonito, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Medregal. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Sp., a stony place, fr. piedra stone. ] A lava field. [ Mexico & Western U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]