The online dictionary http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm also lists
dibble as a transitive verb with 2 meanings: 1. to plant with a
dibble. 2. to make holes in (soil) with or as if with a dibble.
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T.J. Higgins
tjhiggin@ingr.com
Huntsville, AL
> I agree and my dictionary confirms that a dibble is a garden tool. In what
> context was dibble used in the auto-related reference?
>
> jack fishback
>
> ARoman4047@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Gentlepersons-
> > ...friend of mine came across the word "dibble" in an
> > auto-related ref-
> > erence. I said I "thought" a dibble was a garden tool for planting bulbs
> > (Burpee not Lu-
> > cas type). Any ideas?
> > Tony in NJ
> > W.A.S.T.E.
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