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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
blunderbuss
n 1: a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Blunderbuss \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.
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2. A stupid, blundering fellow.
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