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blow·pipe | \ ˈblō-ˌpīp 
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\Definition of blowpipe
1 : a small tubular instrument for directing a jet of air or other gas into a flame so as to concentrate and increase the heat
2 : blowgun
3 : a tubular instrument used for revealing or cleaning a bodily cavity by forcing air into it
4 : a long metal tube on the end of which a glassmaker gathers a quantity of molten glass and through which he blows to expand and shape it
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Recent Examples on the Web The buck was given a low dose of tranquilizer, Tarbox said, delivered from a blowpipe.
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Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Ensnared young buck rescued from certain death in Menlo Park," 12 Sep. 2019 Guests can learn to weave, hunt with a blowpipe, and fish sustainably with poisonous roots, but there are also opportunities to teach in the local school.
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Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, "28 Places Our Travel Specialists Say You Should Go in 2019," 17 Dec. 2018 At his workstation, Horton rests the blowpipe's midsection on a metal arm.
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C.j. Chivers, Popular Mechanics, "Meet the Man Glassblowing These Gorgeous Retro Fishing Lures," 26 Apr. 2016
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blowpipe
nounblow·pipe | \ ˈblō-ˌpīp \
\Medical Definition of blowpipe
: a tubular instrument used in anatomy and zoology for revealing or cleaning a bodily cavity by forcing air into it
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The first known use of blowpipe was in 1670
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