BLOWGUN

blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube

(noun) a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blowgun (plural blowguns)

A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.

Synonyms

• blowpipe

Source: Wiktionary


Blow"gun`, n.

Definition: A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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