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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
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