Meanings
plural dibbers
- 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.
1850, The Journal of the Horticultural Society of London - One who dibs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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dibber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibber
“dibber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibber. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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