noun [pl.]
1 the last drops of a liquid, mixed with little pieces of solid material that are left in the bottom of a container:
She threw the coffee dregs down the sink.
2 the worst and most useless parts of sth:
the dregs of society / humanity
3 (literary) the last parts of sth:
the last dregs of daylight
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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