First Known Use: circa 1825
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dottle
noun dot·tle \ˈdä-təl, ˈdȯ-\
Definition of DOTTLE
: unburned and partially burned tobacco in the bowl of a pipe
Origin of DOTTLE
Middle English dottel plug, from Middle English *dot
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