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Dibble \Dib"ble\, n. [See {Dibble}, v. i.]
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which
no set out plants or to plant seeds.
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Dibble \Dib"ble\, v. 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.
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Dibble \Dib"ble\, v. t.
1. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a
dibble, for planting.
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2. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.
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The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the
time by the tiny hoofs of sheep. --H. Miller.
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