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Dibble

Dibble Meaning & Definition
Dibble Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dibble?

[n] a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
[v] make a hole with a dibble or as if with a dibble; "dibble the ground"
[v] plant with a dibble

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dibble: dibber

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dibble: angle | bait the hook | bed | bob | broadcast | clam | dap | dib | disseminate | drill | drive | fish | fly-fish | forest | gig | go fishing | grig | guddle | implant | inseminate | jack | jacklight | jig | net | plant | pot | put in | reforest | reset | retimber | scatter seed | seed | seed down | seine | seminate | set | shrimp | sow | sow broadcast | spin | still-fish | torch | transplant | trawl | troll | whale

See Also | dig | dig out | hand tool | plant | set

Dibble In Webster's Dictionary

\Dib"ble\, n. [See {Dibble}, v. i.] 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}.] [Freq. of Prov. E. dib, for dip to thrust in. See {Dip}.] 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.

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