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| dregs [ dregz ] |
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1. gritty particles in liquid: small solid particles found in liquids such as coffee or wine that sink to the bottom of a container and are most in evidence when the container is nearly empty
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2. least valuable part: the least valuable or most unpleasant part of something, especially a group of people
 the dregs of society
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3. last remaining part: the last remaining, and often least attractive part of something
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sat through the dregs of a long boring evening
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| [14th century. Probably < Old Norse dregg "sediment"] |
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