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dib·ble (dib′əl)

noun

a pointed tool used to make holes in the soil for seeds, bulbs, or young plants
also called dibber dib′·ber (-ər)

Etymology: ME dibbel, prob. < dibben: see dib

transitive verb dibbled -·bled, dibbling -·bling

  1. to make a hole in (the soil) with a dibble
  2. to plant with a dibble

intransitive verb

  1. to use a dibble
  2. to dip bait gently into the water

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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