Dibble

['dɪb(ə)l] or ['dɪbl]

Definition

(noun.) a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs.

(verb.) make a hole with a wooden hand tool; 'dibble the ground'.

(verb.) plant with a wooden hand tool; 'dibble Spring bulbs'.

Typist: Owen--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds.

(v. i.) To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.

(v. t.) To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting.

(v. t.) To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.

Typed by Catherine

Definition

n. a pointed tool used for making holes to put seed or plants in—also Dibb′er.—v.t. Dibb′le to plant with a dibble.—v.i. to make holes: to dip as in angling.—n. Dibb′ler.

Typed by Konrad