blowgun

[ bloh-guhn ]
/ ˈbloʊˌgʌn /

noun

a pipe or tube through which darts or other missiles are blown by the breath.

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Also called blowtube.

Origin of blowgun

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; blow2 + gun1

Words nearby blowgun

blowdown, blowed, blower, blowfish, blowfly, blowgun, blowhard, blowhole, blowie, blowing, blowing wound
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British Dictionary definitions for blow-gun

blowgun
/ (ˈbləʊˌɡʌn) /

noun

the US word for blowpipe (def. 1)
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