Bibber vs Dibber - What's the difference?
bibber | dibber |
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a tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc. Also known as a dibble or dib.
* 1850 , The Journal of the Horticultural Society of London
one who dibs.
As nouns the difference between bibber and dibber
is that bibber is one given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler while dibber is a tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc also known as a dibble or dib.bibber
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Usage notes
Chiefly used in composition, as in (winebibber).Synonyms
* tipplerReferences
dibber
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Noun
(en noun)- In dry weather, when plants are drawn out of the seed bed, and planted with a common dibber , receiving daily dribblings of water, many will perish, and all are materially injured.