'Blowtube' definitions:
Definition of 'blowtube'
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Definition of 'Blowtube'
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- 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]
Definition of 'blowtube'
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]