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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Blunderbuss \Blun"der*buss\, n. [Either fr blunder + D. bus tube, box, akin to G. b["u]chse box, gun, E. box; or corrupted fr D. donderbus (literally) thunder box, gun, musket.] 1. A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim 2. A stupid, blundering fellow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: blunderbuss n : a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
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