DOTTLE

dottle

(noun) the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

dottle (plural dottles)

A plug or tap of a vessel.

A small rounded lump or mass.

The still burning or wholly burnt tobacco plug in a pipe.

(Geordie) A baby's dummy, pacifier.

Etymology 2

Adjective

dottle (comparative more dottle, superlative most dottle)

(Scotland) Stupid or senile.

Noun

dottle (plural dottles)

(Scotland) A dotard.

Synonyms

• dodipole, dotel; see also dotard

Anagrams

• lotted, tolted

Source: Wiktionary



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