DIBBLING

Verb

dibbling

present participle of dibble

Anagrams

• big blind

Source: Wiktionary

DIBBLE

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