n. A pointed tool, often merely a short, stout, pointed stick, used in gardening and agriculture to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs, setting out plants, etc.To plant with a dibble, or to make holes in for planting seeds, etc.; make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.To dip or let the bait fall gently into the water, as in angling.n. A planting implement which carries the seed in the handle and drops it from the point by means of a slide, when inserted in the earth.n. A pair of wheels drawn by a horse, and furnished with cogs which make holes for seed: used in cotton-planting.