dibble

• Nom désignant un petit outil manuel utilisé en jardinage pour faire des trous dans le sol lors de la plantation de graines, de bulbes ou de plants.

A noun referring to a small hand tool used in gardening for making holes in the ground for planting seeds, bulbs, or seedlings.

1. Gardening toolB2formal

   A small pointed tool used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds, bulbs, or young plants.

   plantoir

   • He used a dibble to plant the tulip bulbs in the garden.
   • The gardener's dibble had a wooden handle and a metal tip.
   • She made neat rows of holes with her dibble before sowing the seeds.

   Synonymesdibber

• Verbe désuet signifiant tremper ou agiter dans un liquide, ou pêcher avec une ligne plombée. Utilisé aussi en jardinage pour faire des trous dans le sol avec un plantoir afin de planter.

An obsolete verb meaning to dip or dangle, or to fish with a dibble (a type of fishing rod). Also used in gardening to mean to make holes in soil with a dibber for planting.

1. Plant using a dibbleC1formal

   To make a hole in the ground with a dibble (a pointed tool) for planting seeds, bulbs, or young plants.

   planter au plantoir

   • The gardener dibbled the seeds into the prepared soil.
   • She carefully dibbled the bulbs at the correct depth.
   • He taught me how to dibble seedlings for the vegetable patch.