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DOTTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dottle mean?
• DOTTLE (noun)
The noun DOTTLE has 1 sense:
1. the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
Familiarity information: DOTTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("dottle" is a kind of...):
residue (matter that remains after something has been removed)
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