n.
Pronunciation: ' bl ō - ˌ p ī p
Function: noun
Date: 1685
1 : a small tubular instrument for directing a jet of air or other gas into a flame so as to concentrate and increase the heat
2 : BLOWGUN
3 : a tubular instrument used for revealing or cleaning a bodily cavity by forcing air into it
4 : a long metal tube on the end of which a glassmaker gathers a quantity of molten glass and through which he blows to expand and shape it