BLOWPIPE Definition & Meaning

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blowpipe

[ bloh-pahyp ]

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noun

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

blowpipe

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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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Origin of blowpipe¹

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

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As a boy he was fascinated by his grandmother's stories of the family's history - adventures involving swords, blowpipes and far-off lands.

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One, the blowpipe hypothesis, maintains that bony parts of the fish’s mouth clap together into a tube shape through which the water spurts out like peas through a straw.

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The Korubo tribe was said to be proudly traditional, hunting with blowpipes and wooden clubs and living their lives largely in the nude.

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The Korubo are a proud and warlike tribe who hunt with blowpipes and long wooden clubs.

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Molten glass slowly ballooning from the tip of a blowpipe.

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