dibble
/ˈdɪbəl/
noun
- A small pointed hand tool used in gardening for making holes to plant seeds, bulbs, or seedlings.
- The old dibble had a worn wooden handle from years of use.
- A dibble is handy for planting small bulbs like crocuses.
- He pushed the dibble into the soft soil to create a hole for each lettuce seedling.
Synonyms
verb
- To make a hole in soil with a dibble or similar tool in order to plant something.
- She dibbled the soil carefully before inserting the young tomato plants.
- We dibbled rows of holes for the carrot seeds.
- He taught his daughter how to dibble the ground for planting beans.