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   Dreg (drĕg), n. [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. drägg, 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”.
   
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   We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. Dryden.
   
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   ☞ Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural.
   
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