smoke blower

noun6

1. •
   A small fire chamber with attached bellows used to blow smoke on a hive to pacify the bees before the beekeeper works on it.

   • she had dark hair and quick, brown eyes, her cheeks were very pink, and one of them was decorated with a black smudge from the smoke blower. — 1921
2. •
   A diagnostic tool that blows smoke through pipes or channels.

   • At the start of the operation, the smoke blower is located over the manhole (Figure 5.36) and the ends of the pipes plugged at the next adjacent manholes. — 2003
3. •
   Any of various devices that use a powerful fan to clear an area of smoke.

   • He is also the inventor of a very efficient smoke blower, which sucks smoke out of a room at the rate of one thousand feet per minute. — 1930
4. •
   A device to clear a gun turret on a naval ship of the smoke and gasses from discharging the gun.

   • Each turret is to be provided with a smoke blower capable of delivering approximately 600 cubic feet of air at 13-oz. pressure — 1902
5. •
   A device to clear the engine of a coal-powered locomotive of the smoke and cinders resulting from burning coal.
6. •
   One who blows smoke; a liar or bullshit artist.

   • The smoke blower is the b.s. artist or great pretender par excellence. — 1981