dibble

• Substantivo que designa um pequeno instrumento manual usado na jardinagem para abrir covas no solo ao plantar sementes, bulbos ou mudas.

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.

   Plantador

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdibber

• Verbo antigo que significa mergulhar ou agitar um líquido, ou pescar com linha de fundo. Também usado na jardinagem para indicar fazer furos no solo com um dibble ou plantador para plantar mudas.

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.

   Plantar com plantador de buracos

   • 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.