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Synonyms for dibble


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dib-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪb əl

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Définition of dibble

Origin :
  • "tool to make a hole in the soil (as to plant seeds)," mid-15c., probably from Middle English dibben (perhaps akin to dip) + instrumental suffix -le. The verb is from 1580s. Related: Dibbled; dibbling.
  • As in drill : noun tool for boring
Example sentences :
  • Doctor taps Mr. Dibble on the eyebrow with his forefinger, and away they go.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • This young lady, a Miss Dibble, is downstairs, where her typewriter will not bother.
  • Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
  • Yes, put that down, too, Miss Dibble; I want people to know everything!
  • Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
  • But, of course, it was Mrs. Dibble who could tell the most, and who was more in demand than ever.
  • Extract from : « Little Lord Fauntleroy » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
  • Extract from : « The Last Cruise of the Spitfire » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • By this time I had made up my mind that Dibble was not on board.
  • Extract from : « The Last Cruise of the Spitfire » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • Dibble readily complied; and slowly but surely we drew in on the rope.
  • Extract from : « The Last Cruise of the Spitfire » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • When at last we had finished I followed Dibble below, and we retired.
  • Extract from : « The Last Cruise of the Spitfire » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • "I am satisfied Dibble has nothing to do with it," was my ready answer.
  • Extract from : « The Last Cruise of the Spitfire » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • Ranson left me, and I joined Dibble, who was at work tarring some ropes.
  • Extract from : « The Last Cruise of the Spitfire » by Edward Stratemeyer
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