dibble
- Also dib·ber [dib-er] /ˈdɪb ər/. a small, handheld, pointed implement for making holes in soil for planting seedlings, bulbs, etc.
- to make a hole (in the ground) with or as if with a dibble.
- to set (plants) in holes made with a dibble.
- to work with a dibble.
Origin of dibble
Related Words for dibble
auger, punch, implement, bit, gimlet, trephine, trepan, borer, riveter, awl, wimble, corkscrew, jackhammer, dibble, countersinkExamples from the Web for dibble
Contemporary Examples of dibble
Dibble was subsequently named deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in London.
Congress: Hillary’s Benghazi Investigation Let Top Officials Escape BlameJosh Rogin
September 15, 2013
Jones and Dibble were responsible for security in Libya, Maxwell and three State Department officials said.
Historical Examples of dibble
Doctor taps Mr. Dibble on the eyebrow with his forefinger, and away they go.
The Uncommercial TravellerCharles Dickens
This young lady, a Miss Dibble, is downstairs, where her typewriter will not bother.
The Blind SpotAustin Hall
Yes, put that down, too, Miss Dibble; I want people to know everything!
The Blind SpotAustin Hall
But, of course, it was Mrs. Dibble who could tell the most, and who was more in demand than ever.
Little Lord FauntleroyFrances Hodgson Burnett
The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
The Last Cruise of the SpitfireEdward Stratemeyer
dibble
1- Also called (esp Brit): dibber (ˈdɪbə) a small hand tool used to make holes in the ground for planting or transplanting bulbs, seeds, or roots
- to make a hole in (the ground) with a dibble
- to plant (bulbs, seeds, etc) with a dibble
Word Origin for dibble
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3- British slang a policeman
Word Origin for dibble
Word Origin and History for dibble
"tool to make a hole in the soil (as to plant seeds)," mid-15c., probably from Middle English dibben (perhaps akin to dip) + instrumental suffix -le. The verb is from 1580s. Related: Dibbled; dibbling.