noun Etymology: by folk etymology from obsolete Dutch donderbus, from Dutch donder thunder + obsolete Dutch bus gun Date: 1654 a muzzle-loading firearm with a short barrel and flaring muzzle to facilitate loading, a blundering person
BLUNDERBUSS
Meaning of BLUNDERBUSS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012