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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.
- Medicine/Medical. an instrument used to observe or clean a cavity.
blowpipe
/ ˈbləʊˌpaɪp /
noun
- a long tube from which pellets, poisoned darts, etc, are shot by blowing US wordblowgun
- Also calledblow 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
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Example Sentences
A very neat repair can be made with an alcohol lamp and a blowpipe by using a little silver solder.
Then taking a poisoned arrow from his quiver, he puts it in the blowpipe, and collects his breath for the fatal puff.
Here let the blowpipe remain suspended, while you take a view of the arms which are made to slay the larger beasts of the forest.
He wasn't winded, ye see, for his blowpipe was intact, and his gear below-decks sound and ship-shape.
All the work described in this book can quite well be done with a simple foot bellows and a quick-change blowpipe.
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