Dibble, definition

Dibble,





Home | Index


We love those sites:

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dibble \Dib"ble\, v. t.
     1. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a
        dibble, for planting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.


        [1913 Webster]
  
              The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the
              time by the tiny hoofs of sheep.      --H. Miller.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dibble \Dib"ble\, n. [See {Dibble}, v. i.]
     A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which
     no set out plants or to plant seeds.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dibble \Dib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dibbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Dibbling}.] [Freq. of Prov. E. dib, for dip to thrust in.
     See {Dip}.]
     To dib or dip frequently, as in angling. --Walton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dibble
       n : a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in
           the ground for planting seeds or bulbs [syn: {dibber}]
       v 1: plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs"
       2: make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Dibble, OK (town, FIPS 20650)
    Location: 35.03402 N, 97.62804 W
    Population (1990): 181 (68 housing units)
    Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Dibble, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
     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 (OK), FIPS 40
     Location:             35.040060 N, 97.639805 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Dibble, OK
      Dibble
  

















Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by Vaffle Invitation Code Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights reserved. (2008-2024)