Afterings vs. Dregs — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Afterings and Dregs
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Afterings
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
All that was left in the cow were the afterings.
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Dregs
The sediment in a liquid, such as wine or coffee.
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Afterings
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
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Dregs
The basest or least desirable portion
The dregs of humanity.
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Afterings
The last milk drawn in milking; strokings.
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Dregs
A small amount; a residue
"She would head straight for the kitchen, clinging to the dregs of her energy, not allowing herself to relax before getting the supper on" (Lynn Coady).
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Dregs
(collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
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Dregs
The worst and lowest part of something.
The dregs of society
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Dregs
Sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
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