blowtorch

[bloh-tawrch]

blow·torch

[bloh-tawrch]
noun
1.
a small portable apparatus that gives an extremely hot gasoline flame intensified by a blast, used especially in metalworking.
verb (used with object)
2.
to weld, burn, or ignite with or as with a blowtorch.

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Blowtorch is one of our favorite verbs.
So is yaff. Does it mean:
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to bark; yelp.

Origin:
1905–10; blow2 + torch
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To blowtorch
Collins
World English Dictionary
blowtorch (ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ)
 
n
a small burner that produces a very hot flame, used to remove old paint, melt soft metal, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia

blowtorch

a small tubular instrument for directing a jet of air or other gas into a flame in order to concentrate and increase the flame's heat. A blowpipe is usually operated directly by mouth, but a small bellows may also be used.

Learn more about blowtorch with a free trial on Britannica.com.

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT