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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
“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 flask1

First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences

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.

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