dibble
Plural: dibbles
Noun
- a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
- A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
- A police officer, especially one serving with Greater Manchester Police.
- Preceded by the: the police.
Verb
Verb Forms: dibbled, dibbling, dibbles
- To make small holes for planting, similar to using a dibber.
- plant with a wooden hand tool
- "dibble Spring bulbs"
- make a hole with a wooden hand tool
- "dibble the ground"
- To make holes or plant seeds using, or as if using, a dibble.
- To use a dibble; to make holes in the soil.
- To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.
Examples
- He decided to DIBBLE his tiles, hoping to reveal a better word for his next turn.
- Watch out, lads! Here comes the dibble!
Origin / Etymology
Possibly dib (“to dab lightly”) + -le (frequentative suffix indicating repetition or continuousness); however, the word dibble is attested earlier than dib.
Scrabble Score: 11
dibble: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddibble: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dibble: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
dibble: valid Words With Friends Word