3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowgun \Blow"gun`\, n.
A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long,
through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by
the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain
Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also
{blowpipe}, and {blowtube}. See {Sumpitan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n.
1. A blowgun. --Tylor.
2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for
discharging paper wads and other light missiles.
3. (Glassmaking) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of
which the workman gathers a quantity of ``metal'' (melted
glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it
-- called also {blowing tube}, and {blowpipe}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
blowtube
n 1: directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat [syn: {blow
tube}, {blowpipe}]
2: a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn: {blowgun},
{blowpipe}, {blow tube}]
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