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blunderbuss

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BLUNDERBUSS

n.[blunder. ] A short gun or fire-arm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BLUNDERBUSS

Blun "der *buss, n. Etym: [Either fr. blunder + D. bus tube, box, akin to G. büchse 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

blunderbuss

blun der buss |ˈbləndərˌbəs ˈbləndərˌbəs | noun 1 historical a short-barreled large-bored gun with a flared muzzle, used at short range. 2 an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision: economists resort too quickly to the blunderbuss of regulation. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: alteration (by association with blunder ) of Dutch donderbus, literally thunder gun.

 

Oxford Dictionary

blunderbuss

blun ¦der |buss |ˈblʌndəbʌs | noun 1 historical a short large-bored gun firing balls or slugs. 2 an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision: economists resort too quickly to the blunderbuss of regulation. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: alteration (by association with blunder ) of Dutch donderbus, literally thunder gun .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

blunderbuss

blun der buss /blʌ́ndə r bʌ̀s /名詞 C 1 らっぱ銃 〘銃口がらっぱ状の昔の短銃 〙.2 ⦅くだけて ⦆どじなやつ .