BLUNDERBUSS


Meaning of BLUNDERBUSS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblən-dər-ˌbəs ]

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

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