as in butchers
someone who bungles an effort
leave it to that blunderbuss to bungle a job that a child could do
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butchers
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In 1872, Campbell represented a group of white New Orleans butchers who claimed that efforts by Louisiana’s Reconstruction legislature to regulate their industry violated their Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Burnsie's orders its meat from local butchers Rupena's Fine Foods and Roberts' Specialty Meats.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Blunderbusses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blunderbusses. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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