dottle
English
/ˈdɒtəl/
noun
Definitions
- A plug or tap of a vessel.
- A small rounded lump or mass.
- The still burning or wholly burnt tobacco plug in a pipe.
- (Geordie) A baby's dummy, pacifier.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dottel derived from Old English dott (a dot, point) affix from English dot (a point).
Origin
English
dot
Gloss
a point
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidot English
- biodot English
- dot English
- dotcom English
- dotfile English
- dothead English
- dotless English
- dotlike English
- dotted English
- dotter English
- immunodot English
- inkdot English
- interdot English
- intradot English
- microdot English
- middot English
- nanodot English
- overdot English
- pseudodot English
- underdot English
- dodaars Dutch, Flemish
- dot Dutch, Flemish
- *duttaz Proto-Germanic
- *duttijaną Proto-Germanic
- ドット積 Japanese
- dott Old English
- dyttan Old English
- *dot Middle English
- ditten Middle English
- dottel Middle English
- ditt sco-osc