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  • 1dregs — [ dregz ] noun plural 1. ) the small amount of liquid and solid pieces left in the bottom of a container: dregs of coffee/tea/wine 2. ) INFORMAL the least important or valuable part of something, especially of a group of people: the dregs of… …

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  • 2dregs — [dregz] pl.n. 〚ME dregges, pl. of dregge < ON dregg, barm, lees < IE * dherēgh, residue: for base see DARK〛 1. the particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees 2. the most worthless part [the dregs of society] …

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  • 3dregs — [dregz] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: dregg] 1.) [plural] a small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in, left at the bottom of a cup, glass, or bottle 2.) the dregs of society/humanity not polite an offensive expression used to&#8230; …

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  • 4dregs — [dregz] pl.n. [ME dregges, pl. of dregge &LT; ON dregg, barm, lees &LT; IE * dherēgh, residue: for base see DARK] 1. the particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in a liquid; lees 2. the most worthless part [the dregs of society] 3.&#8230; …

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  • 5dregs — ► NOUN 1) the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment. 2) the most worthless parts: the dregs of society. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian …

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