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View synonyms for powder horn

powder horn

noun

  1. a powder flask made from the horn of a cow or ox.


powder horn

noun

  1. a powder flask consisting of the hollow horn of an animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of powder horn1

First recorded in 1525–35
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Example Sentences

The theft also resulted in the loss of dozens of objects, some three centuries old, including a prayer book, a powder horn and antique guns and swords.

The powder horn and a small sharp hatchet hung at his belt and he carried the gun ready loaded on his shoulder.

Oh, those troops were impressive-looking with all those belts and buckles and powder horns and bayonets and so forth dangling about their red uniforms.

Displays will include churning butter, grinding corn, baking ash cakes, carving on powder horns, carding and spinning and other pioneer skills.

The cartridge box and powder horn were also there.

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