dibble C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈdɪbəl/ UK /ˈdɪbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a pointed tool for making holes for seeds; to plant with one He used a dibble to set the onion seedlings in neat rows. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a pointed tool for making... dibber Word family Derived forms dibbler Related forms dibdab Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin; Middle English dibbel, perhaps a frequentative related to dib ('to dip, poke') or dab. The exact derivation is obscure. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dibble **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɪbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɪbəl/ ## Meanings 1. a pointed tool for making holes for seeds; to plant with one ## Examples - He used a dibble to set the onion seedlings in neat rows. ## Synonyms - dibber ## Derived Forms - dibbler ## Related Forms - dib - dab ## Etymology Of uncertain origin; Middle English dibbel, perhaps a frequentative related to dib ('to dip, poke') or dab. The exact derivation is obscure. ## AI Etymology Dibble is of uncertain origin; Middle English dibbel, perhaps a frequentative related to dib ('to dip, poke') or dab. The exact derivation is obscure. In present use as noun and verb, it means "a pointed tool for making holes for seeds; to plant with one", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Because the origin is uncertain, the safest account is descriptive: the attested senses can be explained, but the ultimate formation remains unresolved. Related words include dib and dab; derived forms include dibbler. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown