dibble, dibber
(noun) a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
dibble
(verb) make a hole with a wooden hand tool; “dibble the ground”
dibble
(verb) plant with a wooden hand tool; “dibble Spring bulbs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dibble (plural dibbles)
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
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dibble (third-person singular simple present dibbles, present participle dibbling, simple past and past participle dibbled)
(transitive) To make holes or plant seeds using, or as if using, a dibble.
(intransitive) To use a dibble; to make holes in the soil.
(intransitive) To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.
dibble (countable and uncountable, plural dibbles)
(slang, Britain, originally, Manchester, countable) A police officer.
(slang, Britain, originally, Manchester, uncountable) Preceded by the: the police.
• (a police officer): See Thesaurus:police officer
• (the police): See Thesaurus:police
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Dibble
A patronymic surname.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dib"ble, n. Etym: [See Dibble, v. i.]
Definition: A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds.
Dib"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dibbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dibbling.] Etym: [Freq. of Prov. E. dib, for dip to thrust in. See Dip.]
Definition: To dib or dip frequently, as in angling. Walton.
Dib"ble, v. t.
1. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting.
2. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble. The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the time by the tiny hoofs of sheep. H. Miller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
