dibble

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n. A pointed gardening implement used to make holes in soil, especially for planting bulbs or seedlings.
tr.v. dib·bled, dib·bling, dib·bles

To make holes in (soil) with a pointed implement.
To plant by means of a pointed implement.

[Middle English dibbel.]
dib'bler n.

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