I. noun
also dot·tel ˈdäd. ə l, -ät ə l
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dottel, dotelle, from (assumed) Middle English dot lump, dot — more at dot
1. obsolete : plug
2. : unburnt and partially burnt tobacco caked in the bowl of a pipe : heel
II. adjective
Etymology: Scots, fool, from Middle English dotel, from doten to dote — more at dote
Scotland : foolish , feebleminded
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: dottle (pin)
: to keep apart by dottle pins or by thimbles (as in glost firing)