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dottle

(dät′'l)

noun

the tobacco residue left in a pipe after it has been smoked

Origin: ME dotelle, var. of dosel, dossil

See dottle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The plug of tobacco ash left in the bowl of a pipe after it has been smoked.

Origin:

Origin: From dot¹, lump (obsolete)

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