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.
| 1736 Pegge Kenticisms, Dibble, I think they call it dibber in Kent. 1783 Trans. Soc. Encourag. Arts I. 112, I..ploughed the land very deep, dressed the ground down, and planted with hand-dibbers. 1797 A. 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. 1847 Raynbird in Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. VIII. i. 215 By using a drop-drill, or a larger dibber for making the holes. 1848 Ibid. 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.
| 1871 W. 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. |