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dibble

noun

1 dibble

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

synonym: dibber.

Roget 262: perforator, piercer, borer, auger, chisel, gimlet, stylet, drill, wimble, awl, bradawl, scoop, terrier, corkscrew, ... show more

verb

1 dibble

Plant with a wooden hand tool.

Roget 371: cultivate; till the soil; farm, garden; sow, plant; reap, mow, cut; manure, dress the ground, dig, delve, ... show more

2 dibble

Make a hole with a wooden hand tool.


Moby thesaurus: angle, bait the hook, bed, bob, broadcast, clam, dap, dib, disseminate, drill, drive, fish, fly-fish, forest, gig, go fishing, grig, guddle, implant, inseminate ... show more.

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