Bulbous -- A muzzle-loading firearm. The predicessor to the shotgun.

Shotgun -- A mini-series from the '80s starring Richard Chamberlain, based loosely on the historical beginnings of the Ginsu knife.

Chamberlain -- somewhat archaic term for a housemaid.

Housemaid -- a somewhat archaic term for something made in the home (as opposed to commercially produced).

Archaic -- the zoological family that includes spiders and crabs.

Zoological -- the way animals think.