Past tense of dibble: to fish by dipping bait gently and repeatedly into the water, or to make multiple small holes in soil using a dibbler.
From dibble, a variant of dib, with frequentative -le suffix (indicating repeated action). The double-b appears in this variant spelling.
Dibbled fishing was so effective that it became the preferred method in medieval Europe for trout—the gentle tapping action mimics insects falling into the water, which triggers strikes from fish.
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