n.
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from Old English *drecge; akin to Old English dræge dragnet, dragan to draw
Date: 1602
1 : an apparatus usually in the form of an oblong iron frame with an attached bag net used especially for gathering fish and shellfish
2 : a machine for removing earth usually by buckets on an endless chain or a suction tube
3 : a barge used in dredging