dog-end

British

noun

an informal name for cigarette end

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There were the dog-end years of Studio 54.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2015

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

From Septimus by Locke, William John

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