Dibber

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc.

    "In dry weather, when plants are drawn out of the seed bed, and planted with a common dibber, receiving daily dribblings of water, many will perish, and all are materially injured."

  2. 2
    a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs wordnet
  3. 3
    One who dibs.

Synonyms

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"In dry weather, when plants are drawn out of the seed bed, and planted with a common dibber, receiving daily dribblings of water, many will perish, and all are materially injured."

Etymology

From dib + -er.

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