dibble

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dibble

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n.
A pointed gardening implement used to make holes in soil, especially for planting bulbs or seedlings.

tr.v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

1. To make holes in (soil) with a pointed implement.
2. To plant by means of a pointed implement.

[Middle English dibbel.]

dibbler dib'bler n.

A pointed tool used to make holes in the soil, especially for planting bulbs and seedlings.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
  Synonym: dibber

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The verb dibble has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: plant with a dibble

Meaning #2: make a hole with a dibble or as if with a dibble

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - plantepind, priklepind
v. tr. - lave huller med plantepind i jord, så i huller, plante i huller

Nederlands (Dutch)
plantboor, pootstok, poten/planten (met een pootstok), hengelen

Français (French)
n. - plantoir
v. tr. - repiquer au plantoir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pflanzholz
v. - (mit dem Pflanzholz) pflanzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φυτευτήρι
v. - φυτεύω

Italiano (Italian)
piantatoio, piantare a macchina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - plantador (m), cavadeira (f)
v. - semear com um plantador

Русский (Russian)
лункокопатель, копать лунки

Español (Spanish)
n. - plantador, almocafre
v. tr. - plantar con plantador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - planterpinne
v. - plantera med sättpinne

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
挖洞器, 挖洞种植

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 挖洞器
v. tr. - 挖洞種植

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구멍을 파는 기구
v. tr. - 구멍을 파다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ディブル
v. - 穴を掘る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المحفار, أداة قصيرة خشبيه مسننه الطرف تستخدم لعمل حفرا في الأرض لغرس, البذور أو الأشتال (فعل) يعمل حفرا في الأرض بمحفار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דקר, כלי-חפירה קטן‬
v. tr. - ‮שתל בעזרת דקר, נטע בגומה‬

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