dib|ble

dib|ble
dib|ble1 «DIHB uhl», noun, verb, -bled, -bling.
–n.
a pointed tool for making holes in the ground for seeds, bulbs, or young plants.
–v.t.
1. to make a hole in (the soil) with or as if with a dibble.
2. to sow or plant (seeds or seedlings) in this way.
–v.i.
to use a dibble.
╂[origin uncertain]
dib|ble2 «DIHB uhl», intransitive verb, -bled, -bling.
1. to dabble; move or paddle in water.
2. = dib. (Cf. ↑dib)
╂[perhaps variant of dabble]

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