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dibble (n.)
"tool to make a hole in the soil (as to plant seeds)," mid-15c., probably from Middle English
dibben
(perhaps akin to
dip
) + instrumental suffix
-le
. The verb is from 1580s. Related:
Dibbled
;
dibbling
.
