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dibble
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dibble has 1 sense
- dibble(n = noun.artifact) dibber - a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs; Array is a kind of hand tool
Derived forms verb dibble2, verb dibble1
Verb dibble has 2 senses
- dibble(v = verb.contact) Array - plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs" is one way to plant, set
- dibble(v = verb.contact) Array - make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground" is one way to dig, dig out
Derived form noun dibble1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun dibble1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dibble, n. & v.
--n. a hand-tool for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants.
--v.
1 tr. sow or plant with a dibble.
2 tr. prepare (soil) with a dibble.
3 intr. use a dibble.
--n. a hand-tool for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants.
--v.
1 tr. sow or plant with a dibble.
2 tr. prepare (soil) with a dibble.
3 intr. use a dibble.
Etymology
ME: perh. rel. to DIB
THESAURUS
dibble
angle, bait the hook, bed, bob, broadcast, clam, dap, dib, disseminate, drill, drive, fish, fly-fish, forest, gig, go fishing, grig, guddle, implant, inseminate, jack, jacklight, jig, net, plant, pot, put in, reforest, reset, retimber, scatter seed, seed, seed down, seine, seminate, set, shrimp, sow, sow broadcast, spin, still-fish, torch, transplant, trawl, troll, whaleROGET THESAURUS
dibble
Perforator
N perforator, piercer, borer, auger, chisel, gimlet, stylet, drill, wimble, awl, bradawl, scoop, terrier, corkscrew, dibble, trocar, trepan, probe, bodkin, needle, stiletto, rimer, warder, lancet, punch, puncheon, spikebit, gouge, spear, puncher, punching machine, punching press, punch pliers.Agriculture
VB cultivate, till the soil, farm, garden, sow, plant, reap, mow, cut, manure, dress the ground, dig, delve, dibble, hoe, plough, plow, harrow, rake, weed, lop and top, backset.
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