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blowpipe
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blowpipe /blow·pipe/ (blo´pip) a tube through which a current of air is forced upon a flame to concentrate and intensify the heat.
blowpipe,
n a torch that employs gas-oxygen, or oxygen and acetylene, to melt metal in dental casting and soldering procedures.

blowpipe
1. a tube through which a current of air is forced upon a flame to concentrate and intensify the heat.
2. a long tube through which blow darts are launched in wildlife capture.

blowpipe dart


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