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dibble

US/ˈdɪb(ə)l/ rare slang uk
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs

Synonyms

verb

1.

plant with a wooden hand tool

  • “dibble Spring bulbs”
2.

make a hole with a wooden hand tool

  • “dibble the ground”

Origin

From the character of Officer Charlie Dibble, a New York Police Department officer, in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Top Cat (first broadcast in the US in 1961, and in the UK in 1962 under the title Boss Cat).

Phrases

  • ibble dibble

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