Blowgun

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blowgun \Blow"gun`\, n.
     A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long,
     through which an arrow (sometimes poisoned) 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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blowgun
       n : a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn: {blowpipe},
            {blowtube}, {blow tube}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "blowgun":
     automatic, bellows, blower, blowpipe, blowtube, firearm,
     flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun, heater, musket, peashooter, piece,
     pistol, repeater, revolver, rifle, rod, sawed-off shotgun,
     shooting iron, shotgun, six-gun, six-shooter