dredges

Clears channel bottoms

Dredges is the plural of dredge, a machine or vessel used to scoop mud, sand, and debris from the bottom of waterways—essential for keeping harbors and channels navigable.

To dredge is to clear or deepen using such equipment, or more broadly to drag something up from below.

In cooking, to dredge means to coat food lightly in flour or breadcrumbs before frying.

If you dredge up old memories or grievances, you bring them back to the surface, often unwelcomely.

excavation

excavator

Machine that digs earth

backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
shovelTool for moving earth
bucketOpen-top carrying vessel

silt · sediment · channel · harbor · riverbed · deepening · suction · digging · spoil · barge

seafood

oyster

Pearl-bearing edible mollusk

clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
musselEdible two-shelled mollusk

harvest · shellfish · rake · drag · trawl · bed · fisherman · haul · catch · bay

memory

past

Time already gone

recallMemory retrieval act
unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
surfaceOutermost boundary layer

painful · memories · resurface · retrieve · revive · bring up · dig up · uncover · remembrance · reminisce

coating

flour

Milled grain powder

breadcrumbsDried, crushed loaf pieces
batterUncooked cake mixture
dustingRemoving surface grime

coating · seasoning · frying · chicken · fish · dipping · powdering · cornmeal · egg wash · pan-frying

dredges

excavator

oyster

past

flour

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