Synonyms for dibble
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dib-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪb əl |
Top 10 synonyms for dibble Other synonyms for the word dibble
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
- 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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