dibble /ˈdɪb(ə)l/verb 3noun 3forms 3 verb3 •To make holes or plant seeds using, or as if using, a dibble. •To use a dibble; to make holes in the soil.I would as soon be gored by my ain bull that gangs on Dalmakittenleys, as have ill luck, and sorrow, and mischance, drilled and dibbled into my frail body by the spiteful een of an auld hag. — 1826 •To dib or dip frequently, as in angling. noun3 •A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.Pol[ixenes] Then make you[r] Garden rich in Gilly'vors, / And do not call them bastards. / Per[dita] Ile not put / The Dible in earth, to set one slip of them: […] — 1610 •(UK, slang) A police officer, especially one serving with Greater Manchester Police. •(UK, slang) Preceded by the: the police.Watch out, lads! Here comes the dibble! formsdibbled · dibbling · dibbles
