blowpipe
/ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/
noun
- A tube used to blow air into a fire or flame to increase heat, often for glassblowing or metalworking.
- The glassblower used a blowpipe to shape the molten glass into a vase.
- With a blowpipe, the jeweler directed a hot flame onto the gold to melt it.
- In the workshop, students learned to use a blowpipe to control the fire's intensity.
- A weapon, often a long tube, through which darts or pellets are blown by mouth.
- He practiced with a blowpipe in the backyard, aiming at a target on the tree.
- The museum displayed a traditional blowpipe made from bamboo.
- Hunters in the rainforest use a blowpipe to shoot small darts at prey.