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Dibber vs Gibber - What's the difference?

dibber | gibber |

As nouns the difference between dibber and gibber

is that 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 while gibber is gibberish, unintelligible speech.

As a verb gibber is

to jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.

dibber

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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
    • 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.
  • one who dibs.

    • See also

    * widger

    Anagrams

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    gibber

    English

    Etymology 1

    Uncertain; see gibberish.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Gibberish, unintelligible speech.

    • Verb

  • To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A boulder, a stone.
    • See also
    * reg, desert pavement

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A balky horse.
    • (Youatt)
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