blowgun Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
    blowpipe; blow tube; blowtube.

WordNet

Blow"gun` noun
Definitions
  1. A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow 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.

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