Dottle (noun)
dot-l
The plug of half-smoked tobacco in the bottom of a pipe after smoking.
1815–25; dial. dot small lump (probably identical with dot 1 ) + -le
Example sentences
“Sherlock tapped the dottle from his pipe before replying to Holmes.”
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