# The "Blunderbuss" -- How Effective?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blunderbuss-how-effective/636501>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 2, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blunderbuss-how-effective/636501 "2012-10-02T17:54:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blunderbuss-how-effective/636501/21 "2012-10-04T16:18:15Z")

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> [@drastic\_quench](#):
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> Blunderbi?
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> /dog Latin

Appropriately, in Tolkein’s _Farmer Giles of Ham_, the titular Farmer Giles uses a blunderbuss, and his dog Garm speaks dog latin.

> [@](#):
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> Blunderbera. Third declension dog Latin.

He never tries to use a latin plural for “blunderbus”, though. Just as well – according to the link in the OP, the word isn’t latin, but derived from Dutch with English alterations. So it doesn’t use a latin plural.

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**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blunderbuss-how-effective/636501/22 "2012-10-04T21:33:45Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> …  
> according to the link in the OP, the word isn’t latin, but derived from Dutch …

Blunderbussen? Blundersbussie?

(Where’s the Swedish Chef when you need him?)

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