dibble
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
Đồng nghĩa: dibbler, dibber, dib
- 2.
(British, countable, slang)(slang, British, originally Manchester, countable) A police officer, especially one serving with Greater Manchester Police.
- 3.
(British, slang, uncountable)(slang, British, originally Manchester, uncountable) Preceded by the: the police.
Watch out, lads! Here comes the dibble!
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To make holes or plant seeds using, or as if using, a dibble.
It was Digory who had the bright idea of eating four each and planting the ninth; for, as he said, "if the bar off the lamp-post turned into a little light-tree, why shouldn’t this turn into a toffee-tree?" So they dibbled a small hole in the turf and buried the piece of toffee.
Đồng nghĩa: dib
- 2.
(intransitive)To use a dibble; to make holes in the soil.
Đồng nghĩa: dib
- 3.
(intransitive)To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.
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Possibly dib + -le; however, the word dibble is attested earlier than dib.