What is the meaning of Blowtube?

  • (n.) A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A blowgun.
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ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "blowtube" http://smartdefine.org/blowtube/definitions/1981132 (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, blowtube, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/blowtube/definitions/1981132>.
MLAWebster's. "blowtube" 27 May 2011. Web. 30 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/blowtube/definitions/1981132>
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