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blowpipe

[bloh-pahyp] / ˈbloʊˌpaɪp /
NOUN
soldering iron
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As a boy he was fascinated by his grandmother's stories of the family's history - adventures involving swords, blowpipes and far-off lands.

From BBC

One, the blowpipe hypothesis, maintains that bony parts of the fish’s mouth clap together into a tube shape through which the water spurts out like peas through a straw.

From Science Magazine

The Korubo tribe was said to be proudly traditional, hunting with blowpipes and wooden clubs and living their lives largely in the nude.

From Fox News

The Korubo are a proud and warlike tribe who hunt with blowpipes and long wooden clubs.

From The Guardian

Molten glass slowly ballooning from the tip of a blowpipe.

From New York Times