English
Etymology
Probably a diminutive of dot.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�d�t�l/
:rhymes|�t�l
Noun
en-noun
- The still burning or wholly burnt tobacco plug in a pipe.
#*1957: one hand guards the burning dottle of my pipe from the force of the wind � Lawrence Durrell, Justine (Faber p.96)
#*1981: I clenched my pipe in my right fist and poked at the dottle busily with various fingers, first one then another, of my left hand. � John Gardner, Freddy's Book (Abacus 1982, p. 38)
- Geordie A baby's dummy, pacifier.
References
R:Dobson & Irwin Newcastle 1970
R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987
R:Northumberland 1880
vi:dottle
zh:dottle
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