Meaning of BLUNDERBUSS
Pronunciation: | | 'blundur`bus
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle |
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| See Also: | | bell, musket | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Blun"der*buss\, n. [Either fr. blunder + D. bus
tube, box, akin to G. b["u]chse box, gun, E. box; or
corrupted fr. D. donderbus (literally) thunder box, gun,
musket.]
1. A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of
holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution
without exact aim.
2. A stupid, blundering fellow.
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