Dredger n. (Cookery) A box with holes in its lid; used for sprinkling flour, as on meat or a breadboard; called also dredging box, drudger, and drudging box.
... starve here just deserves to, that's all," said Dab. "Ford, there's Bill Lee's boat and three others coming in. We're all right. One of 'em's a dredger." ... — St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, No. 12 • Various
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