单词 | sumpit |
释义 | sumpitn. In Borneo and surrounding islands: a blowpipe; = sumpitan n. Also: a dart shot from this. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > device for discharging missiles through tube > [noun] > blow-pipe trunk1553 sumpitan1634 sarbacane1765 blowpipe1825 sumpit1831 blow-gun1864 blow-tube1871 Indian reed1877 1831 Singapore Chron. 21 Apr. Hunting parties..amuse themselves with shooting at the children in the trees with the sumpit. 1846 R. Mundy Jrnl. in Narr. Events in Borneo (1848) II. 226 The inhabitants blew showers of sumpits into our boats. 1911 Man 11 17 Their aim with the sumpit or blowpipe is unerring. 2015 R. Darnley Seen & Unseen 137 On one forest amble, Alex demonstrated his prowess with a Dayak sumpit or hunting blowpipe and was a crack shot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831 |
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