dib

[ dib ]

/ dɪb /

verb (used without object), dibbed, dib·bing.

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

Nearby words

diazonium salt, diazotization, diazotize, diazotype, diazoxide, dib, dibai, dibasic, dibasic acid, dibasic potassium phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate

Origin of dib

1600–10; expressive word akin to dab¹, dip¹, bob¹, etc.

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Examples from the Web for dib

Dibble, dib′l, n. a pointed tool used for making holes to put seed or plants in—also Dibb′er.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
In his play he sometimes says to himself, dib acht (take care)!
The Mind of the Child, Part II|W. Preyer
No day was wholly wasted if it left Dib Heglin nursing a bloody nose.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Dib, who knew how to add two and two, would know that the Mundees' harvest was ended.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard

Uncle Dib seemed happy, and evidently had a keen sense of what the consistency of the stew must be to make the flounder palatable.
The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth|Timothy Templeton

British Dictionary definitions for dib

dib

/ (dɪb) /

verb dibs, dibbing or dibbed

(intr) to fish by allowing the bait to bob and dip on the surface

Word Origin for dib

C17: perhaps alteration of dab 1

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