dib

[dib]

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

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

Origin of dib

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

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Historical Examples of dib

In his play he sometimes says to himself, dib acht (take care)!
The Mind of the Child, Part II
W. Preyer
"The dib is making a fuss about nothing, bad business," said Saint-Avit.
Atlantida
Pierre Benoit
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for dib

dib

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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Word Origin and History for dib

see dibs.