(1):
(n.) One who, or that which, blows.
(2):
(n.) The whale; - so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water.
(3):
(n.) A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine.
(4):
(n.) A braggart, or loud talker.
(5):
(n.) A small fish of the Atlantic coast (Tetrodon turgidus); the puffer.
(6):
(n.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc.