Definitions for blunderbuss

blunderbuss blun·der·buss

Spelling: [bluhn-der-buhs]
IPA: /ˈblʌn dərˌbʌs/

Blunderbuss is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 403 anagrams from letters in blunderbuss (bbdelnrssuu).

Definitions for blunderbuss

noun

  1. a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range.
  2. an insensitive, blundering person.

Origin of blunderbuss

1645-55; Dutch donderbus (equivalent to donder thunder + bus gun, box1) with donder replaced by blunder<

Examples for blunderbuss

This is a short spear, and is shot out of a gun like a blunderbuss.

"Here approaches Strammers in quest of his blunderbuss," she answered calmly.

Garcia came up, and fired his blunderbuss full into his face.

“I almost believe that the blunderbuss was the tool of the Hill crowd,” she said angrily.

But always this man stolidly faced me with the yawning mouth of the blunderbuss.

No, no,—my blunderbuss is loaded, and 66 the villains cannot escape.

With this hurried adjuration, he cocked his blunderbuss, and stood on the offensive.

The blunderbuss came to see her more and more often as the term went on.

If Navarro wakes up, he'll snatch at his blunderbuss, and then look out for yourself!

However, a sensible man holds no long discussions with a blunderbuss.

Word Value for blunderbuss
Scrable

16

Words with friends

22

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