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

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powder flask

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

This was his powder flask, which was wrapped in the folds of the cloth round his waist.

From Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main by Gordon Browne

He pulled a powder flask from his pocket, and, shaking it at the ear of the savage, offered it to him, at the same time pointing to the partridges and to his own open mouth.

From Wrecked but not Ruined by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

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 William Landsborough

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 Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb