noun. the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking.
1. Adjective Use a reamer to keep the dottle no more than 1 mm thick, and use pipe cleaners to remove the dottle from the stem. 2. Noun, singular or mass Wipe out the bowl gently, without wiping away the dottle, and use a few pipe cleaners to dry out the stem.
