Definition of "dibbles" []

• Plural form of dibble. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dibble. (verb)

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• "(pronounced "dibbles"), a series of early-literacy measures administered to millions of kids; or toiling over reading curricula like Open Court - which features assessments every six weeks."
• "So speaking, honest Andrew collected his dibbles, spades, and hoes, and threw them into a wheel-barrow, — leisurely, however, and allowing me full time to put any further questions which might occur to me before he trundled them off to the tool-house, there to repose during the ensuing day."
• "Digits existed long before dibbles and they are much more reliable."