- a long tube from which pellets, poisoned darts, etc, are shot by blowing
- Also called: blow tube a tube for blowing air or oxygen into a flame to intensify its heat and direct it onto a small area
- a long narrow iron pipe used to gather molten glass and blow it into shape
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blow•pipe
(blō′pīp′),USA pronunciation n.
- a tube through which a stream of air or gas is forced into a flame to concentrate and increase its heating action.
- CeramicsAlso called blow-iron, blowtube. Glass Blowing. a long metal pipe used to gather and blow the molten glass in making hollowware.
- blowgun.
- [Med.]an instrument used to observe or clean a cavity.
- blow2 + pipe1 1675–85
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blowpipe /ˈbləʊˌpaɪp/ n
'blowpipe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blowgun
- oxyacetylene
- oxyhydrogen
- zeolite
- blowiron
- blowtube
- chair
- crack
- handblown
- musette
- pyrognostics
- sodium ammonium phosphate