Dottle

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mnichols0
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Dottle

Postby mnichols0 » Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:58 pm

As a pipe smoker, I am quite familiar with this word, though most people will not know it. Dottle is the remnant of tobacco left in a pipe after smoking.

It comes from a late Middle English word denoting a plug for a barrel or other container. From dot + le.

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Re: Dottle

Postby Slava » Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:06 pm

Previously suggested here.
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