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• blunderbuss — blun•der•buss [[t]ˈblʌn dərˌbʌs[/t]] n. 1) mil a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range 2) an insensitive, blundering person • Etymology: 1645–55; < D donderbus (=donder thunder+bus gun …   From formal English to slang

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