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'''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.
'''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.
'''Djebel''':  Sometimes referred to as Xanthi-Djebel, Dejebel tobacco is grown closer to the ridge, or djebel, of the Rhodope mountains above Xanthi.  While the leaf is probably of the same strain as Yaka leaf, it is much less highly regarded.


'''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.
'''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.
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'''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, and taking its name from the town of the same name.  A kabakolak variety, meaning that the leaf has a distinct separate stem similar to basibali, but with "wings" on its leaf stems.


'''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.
'''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.