dibbler

[Eng. dibbl(e); -er.] 1. One who dibbles, or sets plants with a dibble. 2. A dibble or dibbling machine. 3. One who dibbles for fish. dib'-bling, pr. par. & s. [DIBBLE, v.] A. As pr. par.: (See the verb.) B. As subst.: The act or proce of setting or planting with a dibble. dibbling-machine, s. One used for making holes in rows for potato sets, for beans, or other things which are planted isolated in rows. It may be adapted for corn by instituting the proper proportion between the parts; corn requiring a greater distance apart in the rows, unle it is only to be tended one way. The machine is adapted to be pushed by one man, and may be a useful adjunct to gardening. About 1649, Gabriel Platte described a dibbling-machine formed of iron pins, "made to play up and down like virginal jacks ( Knight.)