1. the unburned tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe after smoking

Examples

• He knocked the dottles from his pipe into the ashtray.
• The old man carefully cleaned the dottles from his favorite briar pipe.
• After each smoke, she would tap out the dottles before refilling the bowl.
• The pipe cleaner helped remove stubborn dottles from the stem.
• He saved the dottles in a small tin for later use.
• The aroma of fresh tobacco mixed with old dottles filled the room.