blunderbuss

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The name of this old shotgunlike firearm with a short barrel comes from the Dutch for "thunder gun" blunderbuss $2,000 DJ WORD ORIGINS 2021-01-20 #8318
The name of this musket is an alteration of the Dutch donderbus, which means "thunder gun" blunderbuss $400 DJ WORD ORIGINS 1996-10-10 #2784
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