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blowpipe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/ (General-American)

Etymology

From blow + pipe.

Meanings

1. A narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.
2. A weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun.
3. A long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown.

Forms

Deriveds

blowpiper

Relateds

glassblower · blower (equipment blowing air to fire)

Synonyms

blowing pipe

Translations (13)

de Lötrohr (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame) · nb blåserør (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame) · fi puhalluspilli (narrow pipe to blow glassware) · da blæserør (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame) · pl dmuchawa (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame) · sv blåsrör (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame) · tl ihip (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame) · pl dmuchawka (narrow pipe to blow glassware) · fi puhallusputki (narrow pipe to blow glassware) · te ఊదుగొట్టము (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame) · fi puhalluspilli (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame) · nb blåserør (narrow pipe to blow glassware) · fo blásirør (chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame)

blowpipe en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/ (General-American)

Etymology

From blow + pipe.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To direct air through a blowpipe.
2. (transitive) To shoot with a blowpipe (a weapon).
   • […] when blowpiping little birds, which will be badly wounded enough to catch anyway. 2006, Pierre Le Roux, Bernard Sellato, Divine Messengers, page 332:

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