Pronunciation : Dreg
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw. dr?gg, cf. Icel. & Sw. draga to draw. Cf. Draw.]
Definition : Defn: 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. We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind. Dryden.
Note: Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913