dibble (redirected from dibbles)

dib·ble  (dbl) n. A pointed gardening implement used to make holes in soil, especially for planting bulbs or seedlings. tr.v. dib·bled, dib·bling, dib·bles 1. To make holes in (soil) with a pointed implement. 2. To plant by means of a pointed implement. [Middle English dibbel.] dibbler n.

dibble

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dibble¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) 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

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) to make a hole in (the ground) with a dibble

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) to plant (bulbs, seeds, etc.) with a dibble

[of obscure origin]

dibbler  n

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dibble²

vb (intr)

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) a variant of dib

2. a less common word for dabble

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dibble³

n

Brit slang a policeman

[allusion to the police officer of that name in the childrens' animated cartoon Top Cat]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dibble - a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs dibber hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
Verb	1.	dibble - plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs" plant, set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
	2.	dibble - make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground" dig, dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"

Translations

dibble [ˈdɪbl]

A. N → plantador m

B. VT (also to dibble in) → plantar con plantador

dibble

n → Pflanzholz nt, → Setzholz nt

vt plant → setzen, pflanzen; hole → machen, graben