dib

n. 1. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. A child's game, played with dib bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. di- + basic. ] (Chem.) Having two acid hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals, in forming salts; bibasic; -- said of acids, as oxalic or sulphuric acids. Cf. Diacid, Bibasic. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the case of certain acids dibasic and divalent are not synonymous; as, tartaric acid is tetravalent and dibasic, lactic acid is divalent but monobasic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The property or condition of being dibasic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dibble. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Dibble, v. i. ] A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble. [ 1913 Webster ]

The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the time by the tiny hoofs of sheep. H. Miller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Dibbled p. pr. & vb. n. Dibbling ] [ Freq. of Prov. E. dib, for dip to thrust in. See Dip. ] To dib or dip frequently, as in angling. Walton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, dibbles, or makes holes in the ground for seed. [ 1913 Webster ]