dib

American  

[dib] / dɪb /

verb (used without object)

dibbed, dibbing

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

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dib British  

/ dɪb /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of dib

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

Example Sentences

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dib dibbed dibbing

He does not dib at it and give the trowel back to the mason, but sets to work methodically.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

This is the term used in the dance, as it is used in field and garden work, for making a hole with a dib, or dibber, in the soil, into which the seed is dropped.

From The Morris Book, Part 1 A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England by Sharp, Cecil J.

"The dib is making a fuss about nothing, bad business," said Saint-Avit.

From Atlantida by Benôit, Pierre

Div-us, which only signifies Genius, God of the second order, appears to me to come from the oriental word div substituted for dib, wolf and chacal, one of the emblems of the sun.

From The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature by Volney, C.-F. (Constantin-François)

"That's all you know about it," he said carelessly, as he shut one eye and took steady aim at the "dib" in the ring, "I've had two."

From Purple Springs by McClung, Nellie L.

Dib, dib, v.i. to dip, as in angling:—pr.p. dib′bing; pa.p. dibbed.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The three adults took it in turns to walk in front because the lead person always received the heaviest dumping, as well as having all the hard work of dibbing holes in the snow.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

The act of dibbing consists in thumping the stick firmly on the floor and at once lifting it again.

From The Morris Book, Part 1 A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England by Sharp, Cecil J.

In remaining six bars of "B," repeat dibbing and tapping as in the first six bars.

From The Morris Book, Part 1 A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England by Sharp, Cecil J.

In dibbing, almost any kind of fly will answer.

From The Teesdale Angler by Lakeland, R.

Live wasps are very good for dibbing, Mester Frank, if you know how to handle 'em.

From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur