blunderbuss
1Blunderbuss — Blunderbuss …
2Blunderbuss — 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… …
3blunderbuss — 1650s, from Du. donderbus, from donder thunder (M.Du. doner, donder, from P.Gmc. *thunaraz) + bus gun (originally box, tube ), altered by resemblance to blunder …
4blunderbuss — ► NOUN 1) historical a short large bored gun. 2) an unsubtle and imprecise action or method. ORIGIN Dutch donderbus thunder gun …
5blunderbuss — [blun′dərbus΄] n. [Du donderbus < donder, THUNDER + bus, gun (orig., box or tube): altered by assoc. with BLUNDER] 1. [Historical] a kind of musket with a short barrel, large bore, and a broad, flaring muzzle, accurate only at close range 2. a …
6Blunderbuss — An English flintlock blunderbuss. For the EP, see Blunderbuss (EP). For the Cornish giant, see Blunderbore. The blunderbuss is a muzzle loading firearm with a short, large caliber barrel, which is flared at the muzzle and frequently throughout… …
7blunderbuss — UK [ˈblʌndə(r)ˌbʌs] / US [ˈblʌndərˌbʌs] noun [countable] Word forms blunderbuss : singular blunderbuss plural blunderbusses an old fashioned gun with a long barrel that is very wide at the end …
8blunderbuss — /blun deuhr bus /, n. 1. a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range. 2. an insensitive, blundering person. [1645 55; < D donderbus (equiv. to donder THUNDER + bus gun, BOX1) with donder… …
9Blunderbuss (Teddy Thompson EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Blunderbuss Type = EP Artist = Teddy Thompson Released = 2004 Recorded = Genre = Folk rock Label = Producer = Reviews = | Last album = Teddy Thompson (2000) This album = L.A. (EP) Next album = Separate Ways (2005)… …
10blunderbuss — noun Etymology: by folk etymology from obsolete Dutch donderbus, from Dutch donder thunder + obsolete Dutch bus gun Date: 1654 1. a muzzle loading firearm with a short barrel and flaring muzzle to facilitate loading 2. a blundering person …
