blowtorchnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbləʊ.tɔːtʃ/us/ˈbloʊ.tɔːrtʃ/UK also blowlampa tool used to heat metal or remove paint from a surface by producing an extremely hot flame
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- hot-air gun
- mallet
- plunger
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- scraper
- vane
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Examples from literature
- A lot of cable to fit, and no blowtorch, and you tell me we can manage!
- Mostly things like hacksaws and an electric drill, and a circular scar where a blowtorch had been sitting.
- She could not see what possible use Johnny could have for a quart of cabinet glue, for instance, or for a blowtorch, or soldering iron, or brass wire, or for any of the other things named in the list.
- That made us think we might use it up to flavor a Welsh Rabbit, instead of the Worcestershire sauce, but we couldn't melt it with anything less than a blowtorch.
- The idea is to put into the tube hot paraffin and apply pressure here, and then with a plumber's blowtorch keep the paraffin heated.