— dibbler , n.
/dib"euhl/ , n. , v. , dibbled, dibbling .
n.
1. Also, dibber /dib"euhr/ . a small, hand-held, pointed implement for making holes in soil for planting seedlings, bulbs, etc.
v.t.
2. to make a hole (in the ground) with or as if with a dibble.
3. to set (plants) in holes made with a dibble.
v.i.
4. to work with a dibble.
[ 1325-75; late ME, perh. akin to DIB ]