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Blunderbuss
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Firearms & Weapons:
An
old style
of
muzzleloading
firearm
and early form of
shotgun
with a
distinctive
short
, large
caliber
barrel
that is
flared
at the
muzzle
, therefore able to
fire
scattered
quantities
of
nails
,
stones
,
shot
, etc. at
short
range.
Verb
●
To
shoot
with a blunderbuss.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
blunderbuss
English
donderbus
Dutch
bus
Dutch
donder
Dutch
donre
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
Sourced from
Etym
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