dredger
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈdrɛdʒər/
- Specialized
:
dragador
- Thereafter, until the early 1970s, authorities opened small areas temporarily, and a small number of hand rakers and sail dredgers gathered hard clams.
- oyster dredgers
So I guess not not dredgers, because that's probably illegal.
- So I guess not not dredgers, because that's probably illegal.
Examples
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Nearly a century ago, geologist Clement Reid studied bones and trees brought up from the North Sea by oyster dredgers and trawlers.
Academic text (2007) -
Depending on wind conditions, sail dredgers worked as long as 8 hours a day.
Academic text (1990) -
One diver hits something hard with his dredger.
Fiction book (1994) -
Hard clams occurred there, but the bottom was too firm for sail dredgers to gather them.
Academic text (1990) -
In 1864, 700 million European flat oysters (Ostrea edulis) were consumed in London, and nearly 120,000 workers were employed as oyster dredgers in Britain.
Academic text (2011) -
The sail dredgers sold their hard clams to market sloops which sailed down to Raritan Bay from New York City about twice a week (Ingersoll, 1887).
Academic text (1990) -
The construction company hired a dredger to deepen the harbor and allow larger ships to enter.
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Each summer, a dredger operates in the river to remove excess silt and keep the navigation channels clear.
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The local fisherman used a dredger to collect clams from the seabed, ensuring a steady supply for his restaurant.
Synonyms
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8.1
A large machine that removes mud and sand from the bottom of rivers or harbours
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Etymology
Dredger comes from the verb dredge plus the ending -er, which means 'one who does'. dredge comes from an old word meaning 'to drag', like the familiar word drag. So a dredger is a boat that 'drags' mud, sand, and debris up from the bottom to keep waterways clear.