Blunderbuss Definition
blŭndər-bŭs
blunderbusses
noun
A kind of musket with a short barrel, large bore, and a broad, flaring muzzle, accurate only at close range.
Webster's New World
A person who blunders.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Blunderbuss
Noun
Singular:
blunderbuss
Plural:
blunderbussesOrigin of Blunderbuss
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Alteration of Dutch donderbus donder thunder (from Middle Dutch doner (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots) bus gun (from Middle Dutch busse tube) (from Latin buxis box box1)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Dutch donderbus (“blunderbuss”, literally “thunder gun”). Altered under the influence of blunder.
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