dibble

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: dib=ble

OXFORD DICTIONARY

dibble, n. & v.
--n. a hand-tool for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants.
--v.
1 tr. sow or plant with a dibble.
2 tr. prepare (soil) with a dibble.
3 intr. use a dibble.

Etymology

ME: perh. rel. to DIB

THESAURUS

dibble

angle, bait the hook, bed, bob, broadcast, clam, dap, dib, disseminate, drill, drive, fish, fly-fish, forest, gig, go fishing, grig, guddle, implant, inseminate, jack, jacklight, jig, net, plant, pot, put in, reforest, reset, retimber, scatter seed, seed, seed down, seine, seminate, set, shrimp, sow, sow broadcast, spin, still-fish, torch, transplant, trawl, troll, whale

ROGET THESAURUS

dibble

Perforator

N perforator, piercer, borer, auger, chisel, gimlet, stylet, drill, wimble, awl, bradawl, scoop, terrier, corkscrew, dibble, trocar, trepan, probe, bodkin, needle, stiletto, rimer, warder, lancet, punch, puncheon, spikebit, gouge, spear, puncher, punching machine, punching press, punch pliers.

Agriculture

VB cultivate, till the soil, farm, garden, sow, plant, reap, mow, cut, manure, dress the ground, dig, delve, dibble, hoe, plough, plow, harrow, rake, weed, lop and top, backset.