verb (used without object), dibbed, dib·bing.
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
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| —vb , dibs, dibbing, dibbed | |
| (intr) to fish by allowing the bait to bob and dip on the surface | |
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Dib
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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