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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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