Definition of dibble in English:

dibble

noun ˈdɪb(ə)lˈdɪbəl

A pointed hand tool for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants.
（在地上挖洞以播种或栽苗用的）挖洞器，挖洞小手铲
Example sentencesExamples
- Watered by wet-season rains or irrigation, wet-rice fields range from small plots that can only be worked with a hoe or dibble stick to those large enough for a water-buffalo - drawn plow.
- Using a conical-tipped length of steel reinforcing bar as a dibble, Aaron pokes a hole through the paper where he wants each clove.
- A dibble was an instrument for poking holes in the ground for planting.
- For small bulbs, make holes with a dibble and plant bulbs 3 to 5 inches apart.
- Planting tools vary: hoedads, foot-long flat blades mounted on handles for scraping down to bare mineral soil around each planting site; long or short-handled shovels; pointed dibbles and augers for digging the hole.
- The dibble used to rapidly punch a hole for seedlings or bulbs, had a curved tubular handle without a cap and was 10 ½ inches long.
- They are made by local artisans, as are the trowel, dibble (used for punching holes in the soil in order to plant seeds), and line reel, which enables one to plant in neat, straight rows.
- Make a dibble hole to drop the young plants into, and use a hose to gently wash soil into the hole.
- Use a dibble or broom handle to make holes that are 6 inches deep, and place one transplant in each hole.

verb ˈdɪb(ə)lˈdɪbəl

[with object]

1Make (a hole) in soil with a dibble.
用挖洞器在土里挖（洞）
1. 1.1 Sow (a seed or plant) with a dibble.
  （用挖洞器）挖洞播种，穴播
  Example sentencesExamples
  I know one lady who dibbles pieces of last year's growth in a border on the east side of her house where they root with no special care.
  The seeds were dibbled at the rate of two seeds per hole at an espacement of 30 cm by 45 cm during the second week of September.
  Okay, he's a man of the soil, but his dibbling is astonishing.
  Synonyms
  scatter, spread, broadcast, disperse, strew, disseminate, distribute

Origin

Late Middle English: apparently related to dib (also used in this sense in dialect).

Rhymes

dribble, fribble, Gribble, kibble, nibble, quibble, scribble

Definition of dibble in US English:

dibble

nounˈdibəlˈdɪbəl

A pointed hand tool for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants.
（在地上挖洞以播种或栽苗用的）挖洞器，挖洞小手铲
Example sentencesExamples
- Make a dibble hole to drop the young plants into, and use a hose to gently wash soil into the hole.
- Using a conical-tipped length of steel reinforcing bar as a dibble, Aaron pokes a hole through the paper where he wants each clove.
- They are made by local artisans, as are the trowel, dibble (used for punching holes in the soil in order to plant seeds), and line reel, which enables one to plant in neat, straight rows.
- Watered by wet-season rains or irrigation, wet-rice fields range from small plots that can only be worked with a hoe or dibble stick to those large enough for a water-buffalo - drawn plow.
- A dibble was an instrument for poking holes in the ground for planting.
- Planting tools vary: hoedads, foot-long flat blades mounted on handles for scraping down to bare mineral soil around each planting site; long or short-handled shovels; pointed dibbles and augers for digging the hole.
- The dibble used to rapidly punch a hole for seedlings or bulbs, had a curved tubular handle without a cap and was 10 ½ inches long.
- Use a dibble or broom handle to make holes that are 6 inches deep, and place one transplant in each hole.
- For small bulbs, make holes with a dibble and plant bulbs 3 to 5 inches apart.

verbˈdibəlˈdɪbəl

[with object]

1Make (a hole) in soil with a dibble.
用挖洞器在土里挖（洞）
1. 1.1 Sow (a seed or plant) with a dibble.
  （用挖洞器）挖洞播种，穴播
  Example sentencesExamples
  I know one lady who dibbles pieces of last year's growth in a border on the east side of her house where they root with no special care.
  The seeds were dibbled at the rate of two seeds per hole at an espacement of 30 cm by 45 cm during the second week of September.
  Okay, he's a man of the soil, but his dibbling is astonishing.
  Synonyms
  scatter, spread, broadcast, disperse, strew, disseminate, distribute

Origin

Late Middle English: apparently related to dib (also used in this sense in dialect).

词汇	dibble
释义	Definition of dibble in English: dibble noun ˈdɪb(ə)lˈdɪbəl A pointed hand tool for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants. （在地上挖洞以播种或栽苗用的）挖洞器，挖洞小手铲 Example sentencesExamples Watered by wet-season rains or irrigation, wet-rice fields range from small plots that can only be worked with a hoe or dibble stick to those large enough for a water-buffalo - drawn plow. Using a conical-tipped length of steel reinforcing bar as a dibble, Aaron pokes a hole through the paper where he wants each clove. A dibble was an instrument for poking holes in the ground for planting. For small bulbs, make holes with a dibble and plant bulbs 3 to 5 inches apart. Planting tools vary: hoedads, foot-long flat blades mounted on handles for scraping down to bare mineral soil around each planting site; long or short-handled shovels; pointed dibbles and augers for digging the hole. The dibble used to rapidly punch a hole for seedlings or bulbs, had a curved tubular handle without a cap and was 10 ½ inches long. They are made by local artisans, as are the trowel, dibble (used for punching holes in the soil in order to plant seeds), and line reel, which enables one to plant in neat, straight rows. Make a dibble hole to drop the young plants into, and use a hose to gently wash soil into the hole. Use a dibble or broom handle to make holes that are 6 inches deep, and place one transplant in each hole. verb ˈdɪb(ə)lˈdɪbəl [with object] 1Make (a hole) in soil with a dibble. 用挖洞器在土里挖（洞） 1.1 Sow (a seed or plant) with a dibble. （用挖洞器）挖洞播种，穴播 Example sentencesExamples I know one lady who dibbles pieces of last year's growth in a border on the east side of her house where they root with no special care. The seeds were dibbled at the rate of two seeds per hole at an espacement of 30 cm by 45 cm during the second week of September. Okay, he's a man of the soil, but his dibbling is astonishing. Synonyms scatter, spread, broadcast, disperse, strew, disseminate, distribute Origin Late Middle English: apparently related to dib (also used in this sense in dialect). Rhymes dribble, fribble, Gribble, kibble, nibble, quibble, scribble Definition of dibble in US English: dibble nounˈdibəlˈdɪbəl A pointed hand tool for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants. （在地上挖洞以播种或栽苗用的）挖洞器，挖洞小手铲 Example sentencesExamples Make a dibble hole to drop the young plants into, and use a hose to gently wash soil into the hole. Using a conical-tipped length of steel reinforcing bar as a dibble, Aaron pokes a hole through the paper where he wants each clove. They are made by local artisans, as are the trowel, dibble (used for punching holes in the soil in order to plant seeds), and line reel, which enables one to plant in neat, straight rows. Watered by wet-season rains or irrigation, wet-rice fields range from small plots that can only be worked with a hoe or dibble stick to those large enough for a water-buffalo - drawn plow. A dibble was an instrument for poking holes in the ground for planting. Planting tools vary: hoedads, foot-long flat blades mounted on handles for scraping down to bare mineral soil around each planting site; long or short-handled shovels; pointed dibbles and augers for digging the hole. The dibble used to rapidly punch a hole for seedlings or bulbs, had a curved tubular handle without a cap and was 10 ½ inches long. Use a dibble or broom handle to make holes that are 6 inches deep, and place one transplant in each hole. For small bulbs, make holes with a dibble and plant bulbs 3 to 5 inches apart. verbˈdibəlˈdɪbəl [with object] 1Make (a hole) in soil with a dibble. 用挖洞器在土里挖（洞） 1.1 Sow (a seed or plant) with a dibble. （用挖洞器）挖洞播种，穴播 Example sentencesExamples I know one lady who dibbles pieces of last year's growth in a border on the east side of her house where they root with no special care. The seeds were dibbled at the rate of two seeds per hole at an espacement of 30 cm by 45 cm during the second week of September. Okay, he's a man of the soil, but his dibbling is astonishing. Synonyms scatter, spread, broadcast, disperse, strew, disseminate, distribute Origin Late Middle English: apparently related to dib (also used in this sense in dialect).
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