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blowpipe

[ bloh-pahyp ]

noun

  1. a tube through which a stream of air or gas is forced into a flame to concentrate and increase its heating action.
  2. Also called blow-iron, Glass Blowing. a long metal pipe used to gather and blow the molten glass in making hollowware.
  3. Medicine/Medical. an instrument used to observe or clean a cavity.


blowpipe

/ ˈbləʊˌpaɪp /

noun

  1. a long tube from which pellets, poisoned darts, etc, are shot by blowing US wordblowgun
  2. Also calledblow tube a tube for blowing air or oxygen into a flame to intensify its heat and direct it onto a small area
  3. a long narrow iron pipe used to gather molten glass and blow it into shape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blowpipe1

First recorded in 1675–85; blow 2 + pipe 1
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Example Sentences

Gabe Feenan plugs the blowpipe with his thumb, trapping air in the vessel so it doesn’t collapse.

Sometimes two or three share a blowpipe in the glassmaking process, so they tried using a rubber tip, removing it before passing it to the next person.

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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