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Blowtube
Pronunciation : Blow"tube`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A blowgun. Tylor.
2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles.
3. (Glassmaking)
Defn: A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of "metal" (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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