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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dibble \Dib"ble\, v. t. 1. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting. 2. To make holes or indentations in as if with a dibble. The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the time by the tiny hoofs of sheep. --H. Miller. From WordNet r 1.6 [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 dibble 2: make a hole with a dibble or as if with a dibble: "dibble the ground" 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)
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