'Dreg' definitions:
Definition of 'dreg'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small amount of residue
Definition of 'Dreg'
From: GCIDE
- Dreg \Dreg\ (dr[e^]g), n. [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. dr[aum]gg, 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; as, the dregs of society. [1913 Webster]
- We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster]