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Noun: blowtube  'blow,t(y)oob
  1. A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
    "The glassblower used a blowtube to shape the molten glass";
    - blow tube, blowpipe
     
  2. A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
    "Indigenous hunters used blowtubes to hunt small game";
    - blowgun, blowpipe, blow tube

Derived forms: blow tubes, blowtubes

Type of: tube, tubing

Encyclopedia: Blowtube