blunderbuss
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- IPA /ˈblʌndəbʌs/
Noun
blunderbuss noun
- 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.
Verb
blunderbuss verb
- To shoot with a blunderbuss.
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thunderboxharquebussbazookabulletharquebusmusket ballmusketooncoach gunbruckbackbombardwhizz-bangburp gunmuzzleloadertrundle shotbolthand cannon
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