English-Thai Dictionary
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 .