blowgun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of blowgun
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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
Beyond the Fringe, a remarkable revue, offers four young English antiEstablishmentarians aiming blowgun darts of parody with poisonously amusing accuracy.
From Time Magazine Archive
No musical, but the funniest revue in years, this lunatic entertainment offers four young English antiEstablishmentarians aiming blowgun darts of parody with poisonously amusing accuracy at Shakespeare, Harold Macmillan, and positive-thinking clergymen.
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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