dibble

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb 1.4 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪbəl

[edit] Noun

dibble (plural dibbles)

1. A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds. Also known as a dibber.
2. (slang) the police or one or more police officers (from the character of Officer Dibble in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Top Cat)

   Watch out lads! Here comes the dibble!

[edit] Verb

to dibble (third-person singular simple present dibbles, present participle dibbling, simple past and past participle dibbled)

1. To make holes, or plant seeds, using a dibble.

[edit] Related terms

• dibbly
• dibbly-dobbler