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blunderbuss
[ bluhn-der-buhs ]
noun
- a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range.
- an insensitive, blundering person.
blunderbuss
/ ˈblʌndəˌbʌs /
noun
- an obsolete short musket with large bore and flared muzzle, used to scatter shot at short range
- informal.a clumsy unsubtle person
Word History and Origins
Origin of blunderbuss1
Word History and Origins
Origin of blunderbuss1
Example Sentences
I keep a good blunderbuss loaded over the door, an' thieves would na' find it an easy job to get in through these iron bars.
"It's a pity to keep a useful weapon only for show," returned Dolly, eyeing the old blunderbuss with looks of regret.
And with the first flash of light the foremost guard ran halfway up the steep embankment and leveled his blunderbuss.
So I bestowed a friendly nod on the man with the blunderbuss, and inquired, with a smile, whether I had disturbed his nap.
For he had turned his horse loose, and the blunderbuss, which he had been holding horizontally, was now dropped earthward.
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