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Definition of 'blowpipe'

noun

A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat [syn: blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe]

noun

A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn: blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube]

From: GCIDE

Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n.
1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object. [1913 Webster]
Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common mouth blowpipe is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The oxyhydrogen blowpipe, invented by Dr. Hare in
1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances. [1913 Webster]
2. A blowgun; a blowtube. [1913 Webster]
Blowpipe analysis (Chem.), analysis by means of the blowpipe.
Blowpipe reaction (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Blowgun \Blow"gun`\, n. A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow (sometimes poisoned) 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. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n.
1. A blowgun. --Tylor. [1913 Webster]
2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]