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dibble

[dib-uhl]

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noun

Also dibber a small, handheld, pointed implement for making holes in soil for planting seedlings, bulbs, etc.

verb (used with object)

dibbled, dibbling

to make a hole (in the ground) with or as if with a dibble.
to set (plants) in holes made with a dibble.

verb (used without object)

dibbled, dibbling

to work with a dibble.

dibble

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noun

Also called (esp Brit): dibber.��a small hand tool used to make holes in the ground for planting or transplanting bulbs, seeds, or roots

verb

to make a hole in (the ground) with a dibble
to plant (bulbs, seeds, etc) with a dibble

dibble

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verb

a variant of dib
a less common word for dabble

dibble

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noun

slang��a policeman

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Other Word Forms

dibbler noun
ˈ�徱�� 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

C15: of obscure origin

Origin of dibble²

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

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Before I understood how to use my options properly, I used to dibble and dabble with my childhood favorite, Duncan Hines.

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Antetokounmpo was pulled by first-year coach Adrian Griffin after a dibbling violation.

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“Mizzle” and “dibble” and “smirr” and all those other regional words for precipitation have a gloriously humdrum quality.

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You now need — as the British call it — a “dibble,” a tool you can buy or make by putting a point on a half-inch dowel.

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“I’ve seen the body cams be upgraded. I’ve seen the police policies as far as training be replaced. But that’s not enough for me, to do a dibble and a dabble,” Rice said.

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dibatag dibbuk

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