| 释义 |
dibber|ˈdɪbə(r)|
[f. dib v.2 (sense 4) + -er1.]
1. An instrument for dibbling; a dibble; especially, an implement having a series of dibbles or teeth for making a number of holes at once.
1736Pegge Kenticisms, Dibble, I think they call it dibber in Kent. 1783Trans. Soc. Encourag. Arts I. 112, I..ploughed the land very deep, dressed the ground down, and planted with hand-dibbers. 1797A. Young Agric. Suffolk 48 A man..with a dibber of iron, the handle about three feet long, in each hand, strikes two rows of holes. 1847Raynbird in Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. VIII. i. 215 By using a drop-drill, or a larger dibber for making the holes. 1848Ibid. IX. ii. 548 Five cut sets [of hops] should be planted to make a hill, which should be put in with a dibber around the stick.
2. Mining. The pointed end of an iron bar used for making holes. U.S.
1871W. Morgans Man. Mining Tools 158 The pointed ends of bars are often slightly bent, to facilitate getting a pinch and levering in certain positions. The end is called a ‘dibber’, for making holes. |
