Dibble

Quick meaning: Dibble is a noun meaning A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.

Meaning

A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To make holes or plant seeds using, or as if using, a dibble.
2. (intransitive) To use a dibble; to make holes in the soil.
3. (intransitive) To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.
4. (slang, British, originally Manchester, countable) A police officer, especially one serving with Greater Manchester Police.
5. (slang, British, originally Manchester, uncountable) Preceded by the: the police.

Example Sentences

And neere to them ye see the lesser dibling Teale

In sowing time ne'er would I dibble take, / Or drop a seed, till thou wast wide awake; […]

Earth'd up, here lies an imp o' hell, / Planted by Satan's dibble— / Poor silly wretch, he's damned himsel', / To save the Lord the trouble.

Pol[ixenes] Then make you[r] Garden rich in Gilly'vors, / And do not call them baſtards. / Per[dita] Ile not put / The Dible in earth, to ſet one ſlip of them: […]

Word Forms

• dibbles
• dibbling
• dibbled

Synonyms for dibble

Depending on context, synonyms include police, dibbler, dibber, dib.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dibber, drill, digger, auger, spud, trowel.

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