dibble noun & verb¹. ['dɪb(ǝ)l] LME.
[App. connected with DIB verb: see -LE¹.]
A. noun. A pointed instrument for making holes in the ground for bulbs etc. LME.
b. verb.
1. verb trans. Make a hole in (the soil) with or as with a dibble; sow or plant by this means. (Foll. by in.) M16.

2. verb intrans. Use a dibble; make holes in the soil. L18.

■ dibbler noun (a) a person who dibbles; (b) an agricultural implement for dibbling; (c) a marsupial mouse, Antechinus apicalis, of Australia: E19.

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dibble verb² intrans. ['dɪb(ǝ)l] E17.
[Perh. alt. of DABBLE verb or from DIB verb + -LE³.]
1. = DABBLE verb 2. Only in E17.

2. = DIB verb 2. M17.

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