2. Verb. (third-person singular of blowtorch) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blowtorches
1. blowtorch [v] - See also: blowtorch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blowtorches
Literary usage of Blowtorches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Small Hands of Slavery: bonded child labor in India by Human Rights Watch/Asia (1996)
"The children are given no protective masks or goggles of any kind, and the
blowtorches used are primitive contraptions, fueled by kerosene and with an ..."
2. C3I: Issues of Command & Control edited by Thomas P. Coakley (1994)
"They took blowtorches out there, in the case of the metal ones, and cut them off
and just let them hang. It was a very costly proposition. ..."
3. Writing the Photoplay by Joseph Berg Esenwein, Arthur Leeds (1919)
"In a very few minutes, with the aid of "smoke-pots" and "blowtorches" a thrilling
burning-ship scene was made, with the people scrambling toward the ..."
4. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1911)
"Care of blowtorches When extinguishing the flame of a gasoline blowtorch or fire
pot, the valve should never be allowed to remain tightly closed. ..."
5. Riches of the Forest: For Health, Life and Spirit in Africa by Patricia Shanley, Citlalli López Binnqüist (2004)
"... along with gas blowtorches to assist with bending the material into the desired
shape. Rattan baskets are important items in the daily lives of rural ..."
6. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Mines (1917)
"The blowtorches should then be removed, and while the metal is cooling off readings
should be taken every 10 seconds until the metal has solidified, ..."
7. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"Apart from blowtorches and similar self-contained torches, portable forges,
grinding wheels with frameworks, manicure or pedicure sets, and goods of heading ..."
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