dibber

9.9

A pointed tool for making small holes in soil to plant seeds or bulbs

noun
/ˈdɪbər/

: plantador

Mr. Dibber.

Examples

Using a dibber, they created perfect holes for planting the flowers in the garden.
To plant the seeds, he used a dibber to make small holes in the soil.
She carefully pressed the dibber into the ground to prepare for the seedlings.

Synonyms

holer

vsdibber

8.8

A tool used to make holes in wood or soil

is specific to a pointed hand tool for making planting holes

Surface Forms

dibber singular

dibbers plural

Morphology

dibber = dibble (transparent) = dibble + er

Regular instrument/agent formation from the verb 'dibble' with the productive suffix '-er'; the meaning 'tool for dibbling' follows directly.

Etymology

The word dibber comes from the old short word dib and the similar word dibble, which mean 'to make a small hole'. So a dibber is the simple tool gardeners use to make little holes in the ground for seeds or bulbs.