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Definition dibble

Etymology 1

Possibly dib (“to dab lightly”) +‎ -le (“frequentative suffix indicating repetition or continuousness”); however, the word dibble is attested earlier than dib.

Noun

dibble (plural dibbles)

1. A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.

Verb

dibble (third-person singular simple present dibbles, present participle dibbling, simple past and past participle dibbled)

1. (transitive) To make holes or plant seeds using, or as if using, a dibble.
2. (intransitive) To use a dibble; to make holes in the soil.
3. (intransitive) To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.

Etymology 2

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).

Noun

dibble (countable and uncountable, plural dibbles)

1. (slang, Britain, originally Mancunian, countable) A police officer.
2. (slang, Britain, originally Mancunian, uncountable) Preceded by the: the police.

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