Diatribe

[Gr. diatribe- dia, and tribo, to rub away, to waste.] A continued discourse or disputation which wastes away much time; a prolonged charge of invective, or delivery of reproachful language. Diatribist, n. One who speaks or writes diatribes. Diaz, BARTOLOMEU, ( dee'ath,) a Portuguese navigator, who, in 1486, with two small ve els, discovered the IMG:content-0603.jpg:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed] The king, however, changed it to its present name. In 1497 Diaz accompanied Vasco de Gama on his expedition of discovery, and subsequently set out with Cabral for the Indies. He perished by shipwreck, May, 1500. Diaz del Castillo, BERNAL, ( dee'ath del cas-teel'yo,) a Spanish adventurer and chronicler, B. abt. 1485. In 1514 he went to the New World, and joined the expedition which sailed from Cuba to Yucatan, in 1517, under Cordova, and, in 1518, under Grijalva. Subsequently, he accompanied Cortez to Mexico, and clung to him through all his vici itudes. He afterward wrote a history of the exploits of his chief, which was published under the title of Hist or i a verdadera de la Con quist a de la Nueva Espana ; a work destitute of literary merit, but prized for its simplicity of style. In 1568 he was appointed corregidor of the city of Guatemala. The date of his death is unknown. Dib, v. n. Τo dip, bob, or dibble for fish. Dib'ber, Dibble, n. [Dim. of DIP, q. v.] (Agric.) A pointed tool which is dipped or thrust into the earth, to make holes for planting seeds, roots, . "Dibble, rake, mattock, and spade." - Tu er. Dib'ble, v. a. To plant by means of a dibble. - To make holes for the insertion of roots of plants, . To dip or bob for fish with a line, hook, and bait; as, to dibble for carp. IMG:content-0604.png:[ocr errors]