| blower | 1. One who, or that which, blows. 2. <mechanics> A device for producing a current of air; as: A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc. 3. A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine. 4. The whale; so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water. 5. <marine biology> A small fish of the Atlantic coast (Tetrodon turgidus); the puffer. 6. A braggart, or loud talker. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| chip-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. (05 Mar 2000) |
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