noun
- Plural of dottel: the plug of tobacco left in the bowl of a pipe after smoking.
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- He emptied the dottels from his pipe into the ashtray.
- The old smoker always saved his dottels to relight later.
- After finishing his smoke, he tapped out the dottels and refilled the bowl.
- Dottels accumulated in the pipe over several days of use.