A type of blowpipe in which streams of oxygen and hydrogen meet as they emerge, producing an extremely hot flame by the burning of the hydrogen in the oxygen.
Origin
Early 19th century.
Definition of oxyhydrogen blowpipe in US English:
oxyhydrogen blowpipe
noun
A type of blowpipe in which streams of oxygen and hydrogen meet as they emerge, producing an extremely hot flame by the burning of the hydrogen in the oxygen.