Dibbed vs Dibber - What's the difference?
dibbed | dibber |
(dib)
To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed
To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.
A dibber (gardening tool)
One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
(scouting)
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 a verb dibbed
is (dib).As a noun 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.dibbed
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(head)dib
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(wikipedia dib)Etymology 1
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(dibb)See also
* dibbing * dibber * dibble * dibsNoun
(en noun)Etymology 2
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(dibb)Anagrams
* * ----dibber
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(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.
