A dibber is a pointed stick used to make holes in the ground so that seeds, seedlings or small bulbs can be planted, and comes in straight, T handled, trowel and L shaped forms made of wood, steel or plastic. Its point lets a farmer or gardener open a hole of a consistent size and depth for a seed or transplant without disturbing the surrounding soil. The tool dates at least to Roman times and changed little until the Renaissance, when it began to be manufactured rather than homemade; by the 18th and 19th centuries large farms used long handled wood or iron dibbers, with iron models built to punch through harder soil and clay.
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Power Source OriginAncient; first recorded in Roman times 1 Connections
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the hand dibber for making planting holes and the mechanized transplanter serve the same task of setting seedlings, at different scales
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1. Dibber (Wikipedia)
History section, opening sentence
The dibber was first recorded in Roman times and has remained mostly unchanged since.
Opening definition, pointed stick sentence
A dibber or dibble or dibbler is a pointed wooden stick for making holes in the ground so that seeds, seedlings or small bulbs can be planted.
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