powder flask
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of powder flask
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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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
Robert clapped his hands at the idea, so they took Thalcave's powder flask, cleaned the revolvers and loaded them with small shot, and set off.
From In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Jules Verne
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 Herman Melville
The hands, as has been mentioned before, were identified by the scar left by the explosion of his powder flask in Newfoundland, which almost severed the thumb from the fingers.
From The Life of Captain James Cook by Arthur Kitson
"I should hardly think that a heavy musket, a dozen cartridges, and a powder flask would be useless when one is in the presence of an enemy."
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
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