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blowpipe
[bloh-pahyp]
noun
a tube through which a stream of air or gas is forced into a flame to concentrate and increase its heating action.
Also called blow-iron,.Also called blowtube.Glass Blowing.a long metal pipe used to gather and blow the molten glass in making hollowware.
Medicine/Medical.an instrument used to observe or clean a cavity.
blowpipe
/ ˈəʊˌ貹ɪ /
noun
US word: blowgun.a long tube from which pellets, poisoned darts, etc, are shot by blowing
Also called: blow tube.a tube for blowing air or oxygen into a flame to intensify its heat and direct it onto a small area
a long narrow iron pipe used to gather molten glass and blow it into shape
Example Sentences
As a boy he was fascinated by his grandmother's stories of the family's history - adventures involving swords, blowpipes and far-off lands.
One, the blowpipe hypothesis, maintains that bony parts of the fish’s mouth clap together into a tube shape through which the water spurts out like peas through a straw.
The Korubo tribe was said to be proudly traditional, hunting with blowpipes and wooden clubs and living their lives largely in the nude.
The Korubo are a proud and warlike tribe who hunt with blowpipes and long wooden clubs.
Molten glass slowly ballooning from the tip of a blowpipe.
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