blower tube

  • 1blower — Noun. The telephone. From the speaking tube , down which one blew to attract a person s attention prior to having a conversation through it. Informal …

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  • 2blower — /ˈbloʊə/ (say blohuh) noun 1. someone or something that blows. 2. a. a machine for forcing air through a furnace, building, mine, etc. b. Colloquial a supercharger. 3. a whale. 4. Colloquial a telephone or, formerly, a speaking tube …

  • 3Steam blower — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …

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  • 4Speaking tube — A speaking tube or voicepipe is a device based around two cones connected by an air pipe through which speech can be transmitted over an extended distance. While its most common use was in intra ship communications, the principle was also used in …

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  • 5chip-blower — An instrument for blowing the debris out of, or drying, a tooth cavity that is being excavated for a filling; it consists of a rubber bulb with a metal nozzle. * * * chip blow·er chip .blō( ə)r n a dental instrument typically consisting of a… …

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  • 6chip-blower — n. (Dentistry) instrument with a rubber bulb and a long metal tube used for blowing fragments out of a tooth cavity which is to be filled with a filling …

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  • 7glass blower — craftsman or artist who fashions glassware by blowing air into a heated mass of glass through a tube …

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  • 8chip-blower — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a dental instrument typically consisting of a rubber bulb with a long metal tube and used to blow drilling debris from a tooth cavity that is being prepared for filling …

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  • 9Novelty (locomotive) — Novelty Contemporary drawing of Novelty Power type Steam Builder John Ericsson and John Braithwaite Configuration …

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  • 10Furnace — For other uses, see Furnace (disambiguation). Industrial Furnace from 1907 A furnace is a device used for heating. The name derives from Latin fornax, oven. In American English and Canadian English, the term furnace on its own is generally used… …

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