blunderbuss

[ bluhn-der-buhs ]

/ ˈblʌn dərˌbʌs /

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noun

a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range.

an insensitive, blundering person.

Origin of blunderbuss

1645–55; <Dutch donderbus (equivalent to donderthunder + bus gun, box¹) with donder replaced by blunder. See harquebus

Words nearby blunderbuss

Blumberg's sign, Blume, Blumenau, Blunden, blunder, blunderbuss, blunderhead, blunge, blunger, Blunkett, blunt

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Example sentences from the Web for blunderbuss

For a moment the girl was tempted to seize the blunderbuss from its leather bed and jump out into the road.
Through the Gates of Old Romance|W. Jay Mills
No—no—every way—think of it as I will, it's my wisest plan to cut; an' at any rate, he'd find me out now about the blunderbuss.
The Tithe-Proctor|William Carleton
If Navarro wakes up, he'll snatch at his blunderbuss, and then look out for yourself!
Carmen|Prosper Merimee
Chisels, mallets, hammers, tools and weapons of all kinds from a wheel-spoke to a blunderbuss were brandished in their hands.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

Arblast, arquebuse, blunderbuss, mark a humbler collateral descent in the same verbal family.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for blunderbuss

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 Origin for blunderbuss

C17: changed (through the influence of blunder) from Dutch donderbus; from donder thunder + obsolete bus gun

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单词	blunderbuss
释义	blunderbuss [ bluhn-der-buhs ] / ˈblʌn dərˌbʌs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blunderbuss ON THESAURUS.COM noun a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range. an insensitive, blundering person. Origin of blunderbuss 1645–55; <Dutch donderbus (equivalent to donderthunder + bus gun, box¹) with donder replaced by blunder. See harquebus Words nearby blunderbuss Blumberg's sign, Blume, Blumenau, Blunden, blunder, blunderbuss, blunderhead, blunge, blunger, Blunkett, blunt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blunderbuss For a moment the girl was tempted to seize the blunderbuss from its leather bed and jump out into the road. Through the Gates of Old Romance\|W. Jay Mills No—no—every way—think of it as I will, it's my wisest plan to cut; an' at any rate, he'd find me out now about the blunderbuss. The Tithe-Proctor\|William Carleton If Navarro wakes up, he'll snatch at his blunderbuss, and then look out for yourself! Carmen\|Prosper Merimee Chisels, mallets, hammers, tools and weapons of all kinds from a wheel-spoke to a blunderbuss were brandished in their hands. The Incendiary\|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy Arblast, arquebuse, blunderbuss, mark a humbler collateral descent in the same verbal family. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for blunderbuss 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 Origin for blunderbuss C17: changed (through the influence of blunder) from Dutch donderbus; from donder thunder + obsolete bus gun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blunderbuss blunderer, bumbler, lummox, klutz, screw-up, oaf, clodhopper, fumbler, picaroon
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blunderbuss

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