BLUNDERBUSSES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Blunderbuss

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 17th century: alteration (by association with blunder) of Dutch donderbus, literally ‘thunder gun’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈblʌndəbʌs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a short large-bored gun firing balls or slugs.

Short Definition:

short large-bored gun firing balls or slugs

Definition:

an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision

Short Definition:

action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision

Examples:
  • economists resort too quickly to the blunderbuss of regulation

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