noun
blowgun; blowpipe
Rare term for a blowgun or blowpipe, a tube used to shoot darts by blowing. More commonly referred to as 吹き矢.
See also: 吹き矢
吹き矢筒は、吹き矢の筒の部分を特に指す言葉だが、現在ではほとんど使われない。
吹き矢筒 specifically refers to the tube part of a blowgun, but it is rarely used nowadays.
吹き矢 is the common word for a blowgun or the dart itself. 吹き矢筒 is a rare, more specific term for the tube.
Compound of 吹き (blowing) + 矢 (arrow) + 筒 (tube). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the components transparently describe a tube for shooting arrows by blowing.