DIBBLE

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

---

Etymology 1

Noun

dibble (plural dibbles)

A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.

Synonyms

• dib

• dibber

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

dibble (countable and uncountable, plural dibbles)

(slang, Britain, originally, Manchester, countable) A police officer.

(slang, Britain, originally, Manchester, uncountable) Preceded by the: the police.

Synonyms

• (a police officer): See Thesaurus:police officer

• (the police): See Thesaurus:police

Anagrams

• libbed

Etymology

Proper noun

Dibble

A patronymic surname.

Anagrams

• libbed

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

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins