powder flask

noun

powder flask

First recorded in 1745–55

This powder-flask was directed horizontally to a large stone, which Gilliatt made the hearth of the forge.

I brought up the powder-flask, caps, and a couple of bullets.

He put the shot-pouch and the powder-flask into their proper drawer.

Powder-flask and pouch of tasty patterns; belt around the waist, with hunting-knife and pistols—revolvers.

The copper powder flask illustrated in Fig. 93 is now in the Hull Museum.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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