dozzle

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Synonyms: dazzle, sozzle, nozzle, mozzle, gozzle

Antonyms: dazzle, sozzle, nozzle, mozzle, gozzle

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|North-country English dialectal}} the tobacco left at the bottom of a pipe and put on the top of the next fill: [[dottle]]; in a general sense, a plug or a cap to [[top off|top]] something [[top off|off]].
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|North-country English dialectal}} a paste flower on top of a pie cover.
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|North-country English dialectal}} the straw ornament on top of a [[haystack]].
4. {{lb|en|engineering}} A device, originally a [[heat]]ed [[sleave]] of [[fire clay]], variously used to introduce molten metal to counter the formation of hollows in metal castings as they [[shrink]] while the mould [[cool]]s. Now commonly called [[hot top]] or [[feeder head]]

Verb

1. To [[stupify]]; to render [[dull]] or [[insensible]].
2. To use a dozzle in order to prevent shrinkage when casting in a mold.

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