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

We presented them with glass bottles, an empty powder flask, and some hair from the horses' tales.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

He went inside and took it from its place and charged it with black powder from an old-fashioned metal powder flask and with heavy shot from a worn shot pouch.

From From Place to Place by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

He carried a long rifle, and a bag for small game swung, with a powder flask, or horn, at his side.

From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)

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