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dibble

[ dib-uhl ]

noun

  1. Also dib·ber [] a small, handheld, pointed implement for making holes in soil for planting seedlings, bulbs, etc.


verb (used with object)

, dib·bled, dib·bling.
  1. to make a hole (in the ground) with or as if with a dibble.
  2. to set (plants) in holes made with a dibble.

verb (used without object)

, dib·bled, dib·bling.
  1. to work with a dibble.

dibble

1

/ ˈdɪbəl /

noun

  1. slang.
    a policeman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


dibble

2

/ ˈdɪbəl /

noun

  1. Also called (esp Brit)dibberˈdɪbə a small hand tool used to make holes in the ground for planting or transplanting bulbs, seeds, or roots
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make a hole in (the ground) with a dibble
  2. to plant (bulbs, seeds, etc) with a dibble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dibble

3

/ ˈdɪbəl /

verb

  1. a variant of dib
  2. a less common word for dabble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdibbler, noun
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Other Words From

  • dibbler noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dibble1

1325–75; late Middle English, perhaps akin to dib
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dibble1

C20: allusion to the police officer of that name in the children's animated cartoon Top Cat

Origin of dibble2

C15: of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

Dibble was subsequently named deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in London.

Jones and Dibble were responsible for security in Libya, Maxwell and three State Department officials said.

The House vote was followed three days later by a vote in the Senate, led by Scott Dibble, an openly gay senator.

Ann Dibble Jordan is a former Chicagoan with deep ties to the University of Chicago, where she is a trustee emeritus.

A dibble made of a round and sharp-pointed stick is the usual tool for making holes when setting tomato and other plants.

“A dibble and a corn-dropper will be more in his way than the rifle, for some weeks to come,” said Mr. Howell.

I saw you always used the right leg to jam down the dibble with, and then you kicked the hole full with the right heel.

The soles of their feet were sore with the pressure needed to jam the dibble through the tough turf.

Put the plant in its place, thrust the dibble down at a sharp angle with the plant, and below it, and move it up to it.

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