dog-end

British

noun

an informal name for cigarette end

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When I first read Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me, on the recommendation of a friend back in the dog-end days of the 80s, I’d never heard of Fariña and was unaware of his folk scene fame.

From The Guardian

There were the dog-end years of Studio 54.

From The Guardian

A Conservative MP "deeply, deeply regrets" causing offence after describing some people as "dog-end voters in outlying regions".

From BBC

Septimus's hand shook a little as he fitted the tail to the hollow bit of china dog-end.

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