dottle

 [dot-l]  

dot·tle

   [dot-l]
noun
the plug of half-smoked tobacco in the bottom of a pipe after smoking.
Also, dot·tel.

Origin:
1815–25; dial. dot small lump (probably identical with dot1) + -le
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dottle or dottel (ˈdɒtəl)
 
—n
the plug of tobacco left in a pipe after smoking
 
[C15: diminutive of dot lump; see dot1]
 
dottel or dottel
 
—n
 
[C15: diminutive of dot lump; see dot1]

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