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blunderbuss

noun as in blundering person

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Example Sentences

I keep a good blunderbuss loaded over the door, an' thieves would na' find it an easy job to get in through these iron bars.

"It's a pity to keep a useful weapon only for show," returned Dolly, eyeing the old blunderbuss with looks of regret.

And with the first flash of light the foremost guard ran halfway up the steep embankment and leveled his blunderbuss.

So I bestowed a friendly nod on the man with the blunderbuss, and inquired, with a smile, whether I had disturbed his nap.

For he had turned his horse loose, and the blunderbuss, which he had been holding horizontally, was now dropped earthward.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to blunderbuss, such as: blunderer, bumbler, klutz, lummox, clodhopper, and fumbler.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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