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dreg

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Noun

Plural: dregs

dreg - a small amount of residue

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dreg (Noun)
Sediment in a liquid.
dreg (Noun)
By extension, the lowest and most worthless part of something.

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dreg (n.)
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; as, the dregs of society.

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dreg, noun, singular of dregs.

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