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Webster 1913 Edition
Blowgun
Blow′gunˊ
,Noun.
A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow (sometimes poisoned) 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
.