blowpipe

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English

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Etymology

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From blow +‎ pipe.

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Noun

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blowpipe (plural blowpipes)

  1. (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.
  2. A weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun.
  3. (glassblowing) A long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown.

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Verb

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blowpipe (third-person singular simple present blowpipes, present participle blowpiping, simple past and past participle blowpiped)

  1. (chemistry) To direct air through a blowpipe.
  2. (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.