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)