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/ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/ · noun
(chemistry) A narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture..
[…] when blowpiping little birds, which will be badly wounded enough to catch anyway.
Use blowpipe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Blowpipe means (chemistry) A narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture..
Common synonyms include blowgun, blowtube, blow tube.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] when blowpiping little birds, which will be badly wounded enough to catch anyway.
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