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dibble

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds. vb. 1 To make holes, or plant seeds, using a dibble. 2 To dib or dip frequently, as in angling. Etymology 2 n. (context slang English) The ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dibble is a surname that may refer to: Andy Dibble (born 1965), Welsh professional footballer Ansen Dibell (1942–2006), American science fiction author C. W. Dibble , football coach of University of Buffalo in 1897 Charles E. Dibble (1909–2002), American ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs [syn: dibber ] v. plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs" make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"

Gazetteer Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 289 Housing Units (2000): 120 Land area (2000): 2.659524 sq. miles (6.888136 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.659524 sq. miles (6.888136 sq. km) FIPS code: 20650 Located within: Oklahoma ...

Usage examples of dibble.

True to form, Jess Dibble had been by with the snow plow, and the walking was easier.

The people in the group turned and looked down over the edge of the porch to see Eddie Lee Dibble, with his mother, Jackie, laboring through the snow in his wake.

That was why the eldest Dibble boy, Luke, was now serving five years in the pen in Boise.

Jackie Dibble stood in the doorway, having seen the approaching headlights.

Luke, Erica knew, was the eldest Dibble son, now residing in the state penitentiary in Boise.

The three older Dibble boys were all bullies, thieves, and mischief-makers.

The big-screen TV in the living room turned up at the Dibble household shortly after a similar one had disappeared on its way to the county-run nursing home.

The Dibble boys acted like abused children, but they came to school in good clothing, warm coats and boots, always clean.

Eddie Lee Dibble chinned himself on the side of the table and glanced about.

Then she remembered that this was the afternoon that Eddie Lee Dibble was to show up for work.

He jerked his head up in time to see the Dibble boys standing in the door, startled expressions on their countenances.

Herb Schultz, and of Lena Lemm, Carl Nelson, and Jess Dibble across the road.

Jackie Dibble heard the conversations, or noticed the sudden silences when her presence became known, and shivered.

McMurtry were still alive, she would probably try to find a way to get that child out of the Dibble household.

Another mode of propagation is to take cuttings at midsummer and dibble them into boxes of leaf soil and sand.