Definition of Hand blower

1. Noun. A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair.

Exact synonyms: Blow Drier, Blow Dryer, Hair Drier, Hair Dryer
Generic synonyms: Blower, Drier, Dryer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand Blower

hand-waving
hand-wavy
hand-winged
hand-work
hand-wringing
hand-written
hand and foot
hand and glove
hand ax
hand axe
hand axes
hand ball
hand bill
hand bills
hand blower (current term)
hand brake
hand brakes
hand bridge
hand by a hair
hand calculator
hand cart
hand cheese
hand clapping
hand cream
hand down
hand drill
hand dryer
hand dryers

Literary usage of Hand blower

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. 1896 Illustrated General Catalogue of the Buffalo Horizontal and Upright by Buffalo Forge Company (1896)
"BUFFALO hand blower NO. 3, see cut page 308. This is generally termed the ... BUFFALO hand blower NO 3X. see page 306, is the same machine as the No. ..."

2. A catechism for the harmonium by John Hiles (1877)
"German Pedals, ranging from CCC to D or E, 27 or 29 notes, two Octaves and a quarter 5 in using these the hand-blower must be worked by another person. ..."

3. Catalogs of Supplies for Railroads, Steamships, Machines, Mills, and Mines by Duyckinck firm (1877)
"We invite the special attention ol Blacksmiths to the advantages of our little hand blower for Smiths' Shops. Its great durability, being made of iron. ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1904)
"The rubber tube of the hand-blower was now removed from the top of the stirrer, down which was delivered, by means of a graduated pipette, a sufficient ..."

5. Gas, Gasoline and Oil-engines: A Complete, Practical Work, Defining Clearly by Gardner Dexter Hiscox (1914)
"In order to start the generator, the small hand-blower G is employed, by the aid of which sufficient air is introduced to ignite the bed of fuel. ..."

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