blowgun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of blowgun
Example Sentences
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You’ve probably seen that blowgun video that was out.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2018
He now hunted with a rifle instead of a blowgun, heading into the forest most days in search of game to sell.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2017
They have watched in horror as logging companies inexorably cut down the forests that supply the tribe with food, medicines and even the poison for blowgun darts used to kill monkeys and hornbill.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eleven Philadelphia children recently had to have tiny toy darts, which they accidentally inhaled from a plastic blowgun, removed from their lungs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Inside she finds a bowl, some dried beef, and a blowgun with two dozen darts.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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