blunderbuss
noun/ˈblʌn.dəˌbʌs/UK/ˈblʌn.dɚˌbʌs/US
Etymology
From Dutch donderbus (“blunderbuss”, literally “thunder gun”), which was altered under the influence of blunder.
- derived from donderbus
Definitions
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short,…
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.
- We fired the blunderbuss several times by way of salute, and soon after landed at the bank near the village of the Mahahas, or Shoe Indians, and were received by a crowd of people, who came to welcome our return.
- One of the most picturesque of the old flintlock guns is the blunderbuss, which was often carried by coach guards for protection against highwaymen.
- The blunderbuss never gained great favor in the American colonies or early United States.
To shoot with a blunderbuss.
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