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dibble
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1dib·ble

noun \ˈdi-bəl\

Definition of DIBBLE

: a small hand implement used to make holes in the ground for plants, seeds, or bulbs
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Origin of DIBBLE

Middle English debylle
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with DIBBLE

dribble, fribble, gribble, kibble, nibble, quibble, scribble, sibyl

2dibble

transitive verb
dib·bleddib·bling \ˈdi-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of DIBBLE

1
: to plant with a dibble
2
: to make holes in (soil) with or as if with a dibble

First Known Use of DIBBLE

1583

Rhymes with DIBBLE

dribble, fribble, kibble, nibble, quibble, scribble

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