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Etymology
Probably a diminutive of dot.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈdɒtəl/
:rhymes|ɒtəl

Noun
en-noun

1. 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)

1. Geordie A baby's dummy, pacifier.

References
R:Dobson & Irwin Newcastle 1970
R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987
R:Northumberland 1880

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