blowpipe

[ bloh-pahyp ]

/ ˈbloʊˌpaɪp /

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noun

a tube through which a stream of air or gas is forced into a flame to concentrate and increase its heating action.

Also called blow-iron, blowtube. Glass Blowing. a long metal pipe used to gather and blow the molten glass in making hollowware.

blowgun.

Medicine/Medical. an instrument used to observe or clean a cavity.

Origin of blowpipe

First recorded in 1675–85; blow² + pipe¹

Words nearby blowpipe

blow one's own horn, blow one's top, blowout, blow-out fracture, blow over, blowpipe, blow sky-high, blow someone to, blowsy, blow the lid off, blow the whistle on

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Example sentences from the Web for blowpipe

In the more tropical forest regions the blowpipe constituted one of the most formidable weapons.
South America|W. H. Koebel
It is then strongly ignited in the muffle (or over the blowpipe) with the addition of a small lump of ammonic carbonate.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
The oxides of manganese cannot be reduced upon charcoal with carbonate of soda before the blowpipe.
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe|Anonymous
It is important to bear in mind that the cheeks, not the lungs, form the reservoir for air used in maintaining the blowpipe flame.
A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing|Bernard D. Bolas

Mix one part of the substance with about four parts of the hydrate of baryta, and expose it to the blowpipe flame.
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for blowpipe

blowpipe

/ (ˈbləʊˌpaɪp) /

noun

a long tube from which pellets, poisoned darts, etc, are shot by blowingUS word: blowgun

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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单词	blowpipe
释义	blowpipe [ bloh-pahyp ] / ˈbloʊˌpaɪp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blowpipe ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tube through which a stream of air or gas is forced into a flame to concentrate and increase its heating action. Also called blow-iron, blowtube. Glass Blowing. a long metal pipe used to gather and blow the molten glass in making hollowware. blowgun. Medicine/Medical. an instrument used to observe or clean a cavity. Origin of blowpipe First recorded in 1675–85; blow² + pipe¹ Words nearby blowpipe blow one's own horn, blow one's top, blowout, blow-out fracture, blow over, blowpipe, blow sky-high, blow someone to, blowsy, blow the lid off, blow the whistle on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blowpipe In the more tropical forest regions the blowpipe constituted one of the most formidable weapons. South America\|W. H. Koebel It is then strongly ignited in the muffle (or over the blowpipe) with the addition of a small lump of ammonic carbonate. A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.\|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer The oxides of manganese cannot be reduced upon charcoal with carbonate of soda before the blowpipe. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe\|Anonymous It is important to bear in mind that the cheeks, not the lungs, form the reservoir for air used in maintaining the blowpipe flame. A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing\|Bernard D. Bolas Mix one part of the substance with about four parts of the hydrate of baryta, and expose it to the blowpipe flame. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for blowpipe blowpipe / (ˈbləʊˌpaɪp) / noun a long tube from which pellets, poisoned darts, etc, are shot by blowingUS word: blowgun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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