dib

[ dib ]

verb (used without object)

, dibbed, dib·bing.

1. to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.

dib

/ dɪb /

verb

1. intr to fish by allowing the bait to bob and dip on the surface

Word History and Origins

Origin of dib¹

1600–10; expressive word akin to dab ¹, dip ¹, bob ¹, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dib¹

C17: perhaps alteration of dab ¹

Example Sentences

He had a feeling that was justified when he saw Dib Heglin waiting.

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That Ptolemy's Jaba-dib or dio was intended, however vaguely, for the island of Java, cannot be doubted.

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Uncle Dib seemed happy, and evidently had a keen sense of what the consistency of the stew must be to make the flounder palatable.

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No day was wholly wasted if it left Dib Heglin nursing a bloody nose.

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Dib, who knew how to add two and two, would know that the Mundees' harvest was ended.

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