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dreg Meaning

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dreg (n)

a small amount of residue

Webster

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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a small amount of residueCorrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the viles

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The factory's machines churned out the last dregs of product before the shutdown.

When the family moved out of the house, only the few dregs of furniture and a few boxes of personal items remained.

The coffee-drinker swirled the dregs of his cup, savoring the last remnants of caffeine.

The old, abandoned mine shaft was like a dark, desolate canvas where the dregs of society congregated.