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Definitions
the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
Word origin
From Middle English dottel, dottelle (“a plug or tap of a vessel”), a diminutive of Old English dott (> English dot (“a point”)), equivalent to dot + -le. Related to Old English dyttan (“to stop up, clot”), Dutch dot (“a knot, lump, clod”), Low German Dutte (“a plug”). More at dit.
Used in a sentence
“one hand guards the burning dottle of my pipe from the force of the wind”
“I clenched my pipe in my right fist and poked at the dottle busily with various fingers, first one then another, of my left hand.”
“He tapped out the dottle on the deck, locked the steering oar in position, and commenced repacking his pipe.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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