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'''Delayed Gratification Technique''': Or DGT, the habit of some pipe smokers to light a pipe and leave it to sit for hours or even days before completing the smoke. Many blends gain a far different taste profile from this technique which some find pleasant. | |||
'''Delrin''': A brand name for polyoxymethylne or POM, also called acetal, polyacetal, or polyformaldehyde, delrin is a thermoplastic used by pipe makers as a material for non-integral stem tenons, and for screw-in tenons for meerschaum push/pull connections. Delrin is appreciated as a "self-lubricating" material, meaning that it has a low drag coefficient to interfere with the smooth passage of smoke, and for the ease of reliance on separate stems and tenons. | |||
'''Devil Anse''': The name of a notorious West Virginia Confederate veteran suspected of murdering Asa McCoy after the war ended and starting the infamous Hatfield/McCoy feud. Devil Anse Hatfield was portrayed in a recent television series by Kevin Costner, who, despite the lack of any historical support, smoked a nosewarmer cutty in the role, now popular and given the name of the character. | |||
'''Diplomat''': According to the [[Diplomat|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], a diplomat is a pipe shape similar to a prince but a bit larger generally and with an oval shank and stem. | |||
'''Don''': A pipe shape, according to the [[Duke/Don|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], similar to a Duke but with a rudimentary shank and a vulcanite bit. Sometimes, such as by [[Peterson]], called a tankard. | |||
'''Dottle''': The leftover plug of unburnt tobacco and ash left in the heel of a pipe bowl after smoking. Dottle is avoided by smokers as a waste of tobacco and occasionally souring of the bowl, but is sometimes unavoidable. | '''Dottle''': The leftover plug of unburnt tobacco and ash left in the heel of a pipe bowl after smoking. Dottle is avoided by smokers as a waste of tobacco and occasionally souring of the bowl, but is sometimes unavoidable. | ||
'''Drama''': A sweet type of tobacco with a natural olive oil fragrance grown on the Southern slopes and foothills of the Rhodope Mountains in Greek Eastern Macedonia. | '''Drama''': A sweet type of tobacco with a natural olive oil fragrance grown on the Southern slopes and foothills of the Rhodope Mountains in Greek Eastern Macedonia. | ||
'''Draught Hole''': Also Draft Hole, the point at which the airway enters the bowl of the pipe, preferably in the center back of the heel to avoid leaving excessive dottle. | |||
'''Dublin''': According to the [[Dublin|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the dublin is a pipe shape with the same proportions as a billiard but with a conical bowl and tapered combustion chamber. | |||
'''Duke''': A [[Dunhill]] pipe shape that features a cylindrical bowl with no shank, a bone or vulcanite stem and a poker-type canted bottom, according to the [[Duke/Don|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]]. | |||
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