dibble.
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
Meaning & usage
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
Where this word comes from
Possibly dib (“to dab lightly”) + -le (frequentative suffix indicating repetition or continuousness); however, the word dibble is attested earlier than dib.
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.
Where this word comes from
Possibly dib (“to dab lightly”) + -le (frequentative suffix indicating repetition or continuousness); however, the word dibble is attested earlier than dib.
A police officer, especially one serving with Greater Manchester Police.
Preceded by the: the police.
Watch out, lads! Here comes the dibble!
Where this word comes from
From the character of Officer Charlie Dibble, a New York Police Department officer, in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Top Cat (first broadcast in the US in 1961, and in the UK in 1962 under the title Boss Cat).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.