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Definition: DIBBLING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb dibble.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dibble)
1. Plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs".[Wordnet].
2. Make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground".[Wordnet].
3. To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.[Websters].
4. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting.[Websters].
5. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.[Websters].
6. Base verb from the following inflections: dibbling, dibbled, dibbles, dibbler, dibblers, dibblingly and dibbledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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"Dibbling" is a common misspelling or typo for: dribbling.

Date "Dibbling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1857. (references)

Specialty Definition: DIBBLING

Domain Definition
Food & Agriculture A method of sowing seeds or setting out seedlings in rough holes with a specially adapted tool, e. g. A dib. Source: European Union. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: DIBBLING

Expressions Domain Definition
Dibbling in Food & Agriculture A method of sowing seeds or setting out seedlings in rough holes with a specially adapted tool, e. g. A dib. Source: European Union. (references)

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Definition: DIBBLING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Present participle conjugation of the verb dibble.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dibble)
1. Plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs".[Wordnet].
2. Make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground".[Wordnet].
3. To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.[Websters].
4. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting.[Websters].
5. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.[Websters].
6. Base verb from the following inflections: dibbling, dibbled, dibbles, dibbler, dibblers, dibblingly and dibbledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "DIBBLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1857. (references)

Specialty Definition: DIBBLING

DomainDefinition
Food & AgricultureA method of sowing seeds or setting out seedlings in rough holes with a specially adapted tool, e. g. A dib. Source: European Union. (references)

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Common Expressions: dibble

ExpressionsDefinition
Rob DibbleRobert Keith Dibble (born January 24, 1964 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the 1983 amateur draft, and made his debut with the Reds on June 29, 1988. He also pitched for the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers (both in 1995). He was an MLB all-star in 1990 and 1991, and was the 1990 NLCS MVP. He required surgery to his pitching arm in 1994, and missed the entire season as a result. Dibble retired after the 1995 season. (references)
Scott DibbleScott Dibble is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: DIBBLING

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Dibbling inFood & AgricultureA method of sowing seeds or setting out seedlings in rough holes with a specially adapted tool, e. g. A dib. Source: European Union. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: dibble

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Andy Dibble19   Andy Dibble19
Harold L. Dibble18   C. W. Dibble9
Rob Dibble16   Dibble7
James Dibble10   Dibble Dabble4
C. W. Dibble9   Dorne Dibble8
Dorne Dibble8   Hamilton Dibble Jessup3
Dibble7   Harold L. Dibble18
Samuel Dibble4   James Dibble10
Dibble Dabble4   Rob Dibble16
Hamilton Dibble Jessup3   Samuel Dibble4
Scott Dibble2   Scott Dibble2

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).