blow-pipe

blow-pipe
blow-pipe (n.) type of weapon, 1680s, from BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.1) + PIPE (Cf. pipe) (n.).

Etymology dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • blow|pipe — «BLOH PYP», noun. 1. a tube for blowing air or gas into a flame to increase the heat. 2. a blowgun. 3. a long, metal tube used in glass blowing to blow molten glass into the desired shape, form, or size; blowtube. 4. Medicine. an instrument for… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Blow pipe — Трубка для удаления пузырьков и пены (с поверхности расплавленной восковой пластины) …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • blow-pipe — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Blow torch — For other meanings, including oxy gas torches, see Blowtorch (disambiguation). An old fashioned kerosene blowtorch / blowlamp A blowtorch (US), blow torch (US), or blowlamp (UK) is a tool for applying lower intensity and more diffuse flame and… …   Wikipedia

  • Blow — Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds blow… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blow — [n1] blast, rush of air, wind draft, flurry, gale, gust, hurricane, puff, squall, strong breeze, tempest, typhoon; concept 526 blow [n2] hard hit bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, blindside, bop*, buffet, bump, clip, clout, clump, collision,… …   New thesaurus

  • Blow-off — n. 1. A blowing off steam, water, etc.; Also, adj. as, a blow off cock or pipe. [1913 Webster] 2. An outburst of temper or excitement. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blow football — is a children s game, popular in the United Kingdom where the object is to blow through some kind of pipe causing a small lightweight ball to pass through the opponent s goal, as in other forms of Football. The game is often played with whatever… …   Wikipedia

  • blow|down — «BLOH DOWN», noun. rupture of a cooling pipe in a nuclear reactor, especially in a power plant: »In nuclear parlance, “blowdown is synonymous with catastrophe, as it signifies loss of coolant with the nuclear reactor continuing to produce heat… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pipe — Synonyms and related words: English horn, Missouri meerschaum, Pandean pipe, adjutage, aerophone, anthem, aulos, bagpipe, ballad, bark, barrel, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, bawl, bay, beep, bell, bellow, blare, blast, blat, blow, blow a… …   Moby Thesaurus

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”