blowdart

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noun

A dart fired from a blowpipe or blowgun.

OriginEnglish dart ← Middle English dart ← Old French dart →
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Meanings

nounblowdart (plural blowdarts)

plural blowdarts

  1. A dart fired from a blowpipe or blowgun.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₁-
  3. Proto-Germanic*blēaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*blāan
  5. Old Englishblāwan
  6. Middle Englishblowen
  7. Englishblow
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰerh₃-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰórh₃-eh₂
  10. Proto-Germanic*darō
  11. Proto-Germanic*darōþuz
  12. Frankish*darōþ
  13. Medieval Latindardus
  14. Old Frenchdart
  15. Middle Englishdart
  16. Englishdart
  17. Englishblowdart

From blow + dart.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

drawbolt
Cite this entry
APA

blowdart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowdart

MLA

“blowdart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowdart. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blowdart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowdart.

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