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

  Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n.
     1. A blowgun. --Tylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for
        discharging paper wads and other light missiles.
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     3. (Glassmaking) 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}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blowtube
       n 1: a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate
            heat [syn: {blow tube}, {blowpipe}]
       2: a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn: {blowgun},
           {blowpipe}, {blow tube}]

















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