powder flask

noun

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

powder flask

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of powder flask¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

They dress as if they are going pheasant hunting on a cool English morning, in silk doublets, velvet breeches, stockings, shoes, and felt hats, with their powder flasks hanging at their sides.

From Literature

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

And musket balls and powder flasks and pistols and rusty bits of iron that the defenders of the Alamo fired from their cannons after they ran out of traditional ammunition.

From New York Times

The best of such items went into his personal collection, which included rare firearms, powder flasks, insignia, epaulets, military caps, and the like.

From Project Gutenberg

The fat can be used in many ways, and the horns converted into drinking cups, powder flasks, &c.; in a word, the whole of the buffalo is turned to account in the settler's housekeeping.

From Project Gutenberg