Blunderbusses

/ˈblʌndəbʌsɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of blunderbuss; multiple short, wide-mouthed firearms from the 17th-18th centuries.

Etymology

Regular plural of 'blunderbuss' using the '-es' suffix. Despite the singular ending in '-uss,' English pluralizes it with '-es' rather than '-us,' showing how it was fully adopted into English grammar patterns.

Kelly Says

Interestingly, many historical plurals would be 'blunderbusses' even though it looks awkward—English completely naturalized this Dutch word and applied its own pluralization rules to it.

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