blowpipe
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
blowpipe (plural blowpipes)
- (chemistry) 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.
- A weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun.
- (glassblowing) A long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown.
Derived terms
Related terms
- (equipment blowing air to fire): blower
- (glassblowing): glassblower
Translations
chemistry: narrow tube to blow air onto flame
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weapon — see blowgun
narrow pipe to blow glassware
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Verb
blowpipe (third-person singular simple present blowpipes, present participle blowpiping, simple past and past participle blowpiped)
- (chemistry) To direct air through a blowpipe.
- (transitive) To shoot with a blowpipe (weapon).
- 2006, Pierre Le Roux, Bernard Sellato, Divine Messengers, page 332:
- […] when blowpiping little birds, which will be badly wounded enough to catch anyway.
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