powder flask

American  

noun

1. a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.

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powder flask British  

noun

1. a small flask or case formerly used to carry gunpowder

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Etymology

Origin of powder flask

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

Inside are more crucifixes, a matching pair of pistols, a brass powder flask, holy water, a Gothic Bible, a wooden mallet, a stake, brass candlesticks and rosary beads.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022

He had gone about a mile, when he thought of his powder flask which in the haste of leaving home he had forgotten.

From The Pearl Box Containing One Hundred Beautiful Stories for Young People by

Wrenching open the locked drawer, a brace of pistols, a powder flask, a bullet-bag, and a round green box of percussion-caps lay before him.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

He turned back regretting that he had taken so many unnecessary steps, when his eye fell upon "Erie" running toward him with great speed holding the powder flask in his mouth.

From The Pearl Box Containing One Hundred Beautiful Stories for Young People by

All the articles needed with the revolver, such as the powder flask, balls, lubricator, bullet molds, cartridges, etc., are made here on a large scale.

From Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made by McCabe, James Dabney