noun
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a device consisting of a narrow tube fitted at one end with a piston by means of which a liquid can be drawn in and then ejected in a stream, used to play with.
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a high-pitched, with or without reed, wind instrument consisting of a long, slender (usu. bamboo) tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end and fingering the holes along its length; a flute.
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a short pipe used to blow air on fire for kindling it.
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a very small, short pipe made of gold, stringed to a necklace.
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a kind of weapon consisting of a metal tube from which bullets or other missiles are propelled by explosive force; a gun.
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ಕೋವಿ ನೋಡಿ ಹೆದರುವವ ಫಿರಂಗಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟಾನೆ? kōvi nōḍi hedaruvava phirangige benki koṭṭā ne? (prov.) he who is scared of mice, never dares to fight a lion.