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dibber

noun

Etymology

From dib + -er.

  1. borrowed from ذئب — “wolf”
  2. suffixed as dibber — “dib + er”

Definitions

  1. A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke…

    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. One who dibs.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA