blunderbus — [17] Blunderbus was originally Dutch donderbus (literally ‘thundergun’), and its transformation is due to folk etymology: the unfamiliar donder was replaced by the English word blunder, perhaps with some reference to the fact that, with its wide… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
blunderbus — [17] Blunderbus was originally Dutch donderbus (literally ‘thundergun’), and its transformation is due to folk etymology: the unfamiliar donder was replaced by the English word blunder, perhaps with some reference to the fact that, with its wide… … Word origins
Blunderbus Alley — South out of Little Thomas Apostle to Great St. Thomas Apostle, east of the churchyard. In Vintry and Cordwainer Wards (O. and M. 1677 Boyle, 1799). Site rebuilt in the 19th century … Dictionary of London
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List of Manning-Sanders tales by region — A region by region list of fairy and folk tales collected and retold by Ruth Manning Sanders (1895 1988). Regions (or cultural groups) are as listed by Manning Sanders in either the table of contents, the forewords or the introductions of her… … Wikipedia
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