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dibble
dib·ble
(dĭb′əl)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.]
dib′bler n.
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dibble
(ˈdɪbəl)n
(Horticulture) Also called (esp Brit): dibber a small hand tool used to make holes in the ground for planting or transplanting bulbs, seeds, or roots
vb
1. (Horticulture) to make a hole in (the ground) with a dibble
2. (Horticulture) to plant (bulbs, seeds, etc) with a dibble
[C15: of obscure origin]
ˈdibbler n
dibble
(ˈdɪbəl)dibble
(ˈdɪbəl)n
slang Brit a policeman
[C20: allusion to the police officer of that name in the children's animated cartoon Top Cat]
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dib•ble
(ˈdɪb əl)n., v. -bled, -bling. n.
1. Also, dib•ber (ˈdɪb ər) a small, hand-held, pointed implement for making holes in soil, as for planting seedlings and bulbs.
v.t. 2. to make holes (in soil) with a dibble.
3. to plant with a dibble.
[1325–75; late Middle English; compare dial. dib in same sense (obscurely akin to dip 1)]
dib′bler, n.
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dibble
- "To drink like a duck," lifting up the head after each sip.See also related terms for sip.
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dibble
Past participle: dibbled
Gerund: dibbling
| Imperative |
|---|
| dibble |
| dibble |
| Present |
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| I dibble |
| you dibble |
| he/she/it dibbles |
| we dibble |
| you dibble |
| they dibble |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dibbled |
| you dibbled |
| he/she/it dibbled |
| we dibbled |
| you dibbled |
| they dibbled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dibbling |
| you are dibbling |
| he/she/it is dibbling |
| we are dibbling |
| you are dibbling |
| they are dibbling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dibbled |
| you have dibbled |
| he/she/it has dibbled |
| we have dibbled |
| you have dibbled |
| they have dibbled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dibbling |
| you were dibbling |
| he/she/it was dibbling |
| we were dibbling |
| you were dibbling |
| they were dibbling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dibbled |
| you had dibbled |
| he/she/it had dibbled |
| we had dibbled |
| you had dibbled |
| they had dibbled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dibble |
| you will dibble |
| he/she/it will dibble |
| we will dibble |
| you will dibble |
| they will dibble |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dibbled |
| you will have dibbled |
| he/she/it will have dibbled |
| we will have dibbled |
| you will have dibbled |
| they will have dibbled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dibbling |
| you will be dibbling |
| he/she/it will be dibbling |
| we will be dibbling |
| you will be dibbling |
| they will be dibbling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dibbling |
| you have been dibbling |
| he/she/it has been dibbling |
| we have been dibbling |
| you have been dibbling |
| they have been dibbling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dibbling |
| you will have been dibbling |
| he/she/it will have been dibbling |
| we will have been dibbling |
| you will have been dibbling |
| they will have been dibbling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dibbling |
| you had been dibbling |
| he/she/it had been dibbling |
| we had been dibbling |
| you had been dibbling |
| they had been dibbling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dibble |
| you would dibble |
| he/she/it would dibble |
| we would dibble |
| you would dibble |
| they would dibble |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dibbled |
| you would have dibbled |
| he/she/it would have dibbled |
| we would have dibbled |
| you would have dibbled |
| they would have dibbled |
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Noun 1. [画像:dibble - a wooden hand tool with a pointed end]dibble - a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
Verb 1. dibble - plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs"
2. dibble - make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"
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