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 [bloh-er]  

blow·er

   [bloh-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that blows.
2.
a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines.
3.
snowblower.
4.
Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice.
5.
Slang. a braggart.
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6.
supercharger.
7.
Chiefly British Slang. a telephone.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English. See blow2, -er1
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blower (ˈbləʊə)
 
—n
1.  a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows
2.  See also supercharger a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine
3.  an informal name for telephone
4.  an informal name for speaking tube
5.  an informal name for a whale
6.  mining a discharge of firedamp from a crevice

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blower definition


  1. n.
    a cocaine user. (Drugs.) : Max is a blower, among other things.
  2. n.
    cocaine. (Drugs.) : What's the best quality blower around here?
  3. n.
    a cigarette. : You got a blower I can bum?
  4. n.
    a handkerchief. : He pulled a crusty blower from his back pocket.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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