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blowpipe
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbləʊ.paɪp/ us /ˈbloʊ.paɪp/
(US alsoblowgun)
a weapon in the shape of a tube with which arrows are shot by blowing through it吹矢枪，吹箭筒
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a tool allowing air to be directed onto something by blowing吹气管
a long tube for blowing glass (= shaping it by blowing while it is very hot and almost liquid)（吹制玻璃器皿的）吹管
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One interesting trait of this particular group is the use of blowpipes for killing small birds.
The blowpipe and the poison arrow are most dangerous.
They wounded and killed as they listed, by shooting these through a blowpipe, which they concealed between the fingers of their hands with great dissimulation, blowing the arrows so that they touched the flesh of their opponent.
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