/ ˈblʌndəbʌs; NAmE -dərb-/ noun
an old type of gun with a wide end
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: alteration (by association with blunder ) of Dutch donderbus , literally thunder gun.
/ ˈblʌndəbʌs; NAmE -dərb-/ noun
an old type of gun with a wide end
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: alteration (by association with blunder ) of Dutch donderbus , literally thunder gun.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005