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Look up: blunderbuss

  1. blunderbuss
    [n] - a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. blunderbuss
    A shoulder gun with a flared muzzle for scattering shot widely, increasing the probability oif a hit without taking aim. In the 18thC it was commonly used as a house or coach defensive weapon.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  3. Blunderbuss
    Blun'der·buss noun [ Either from blunder + Dutch bus tube, box, akin to German büchse box, gun, English box ; or corrupted from Dutch donderbus (literally) thunder box, gun, musket.] 1. A short gun or firear...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/71

  4. blunderbuss
    noun a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Blunderbuss
    • (n.) A stupid, blundering fellow. • (n.) A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. blunderbuss
    short, muzzle-loading shoulder weapon, usually a flintlock, with a wide smooth bore flared at the muzzle to a maximum width of about 4 inches (10 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/82

  7. Blunderbuss
    The blunderbuss was usually a short carbine or pistol intended as a defensive weapon which fired a large load of heavy shot at close ranges. It was of a very wide bore with a bell-shaped muzzle capable of holding a number of slugs or bullets. Although now obsolete, the principal of the blunderbuss i...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  8. blunderbuss
    A shoulder gun with a flared muzzle for scattering shot widely, increasing the probability of a hit without taking aim. In the 18thC it was commonly used as a house or coach defensive weapon.
    Found on http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-ter

  9. Blunderbuss
    The `blunderbuss` is a muzzle-loading firearm with a short, large caliber barrel, which is flared at the muzzle and frequently throughout the entire bore, and used with shot and other projectiles of relevant quantity and/or caliber. The blunderbuss could be considered to be an early form of Blunderb...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunderbuss

  10. Blunderbuss
    (EP) Type = ep | Artist = Teddy Thompson | Cover = | Released = October 22, 2004 | Recorded = | Genre = Folk-rock | Label = | Producer = | Reviews = | Last album = `L.A. (EP)`<br />(2001) | This album = `Blunderbuss (EP)` | Next album = `Separate Ways`<br />(2005)| ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunderbuss



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