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Webster 1913 Edition

Dibble

Dib′ble

,
Noun.
[See
Dibble
,
Verb.
I.
]
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds.

Dib′ble

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dibbled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dibbling
.]
[Freq. of Prov. E.
dib
, for
dip
to thrust in. See
Dip
.]
To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.
Walton.

Dib′ble

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting.
2.
To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.
The clayey soil around it was
dibbled
thick at the time by the tiny hoofs of sheep.
H. Miller.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dibble

DIBBLE

,
Noun.
[probably from the root of top, tip, a point, and denoting a little sharp point; or allied to dip, to thrust in.] A pointed instrument, used in gardening and agriculture, to make holes for planting seeds, &c.

DIBBLE

,
Verb.
T.
To plant with a dibble; or to make holes for planting seeds, &c.

DIBBLE

,
Verb.
I.
To dibble or dip; a term in angling.

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