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powder flask
noun
- a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
powder flask
noun
- a small flask or case formerly used to carry gunpowder
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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.
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I brought up the powder-flask, caps, and a couple of bullets.
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He put the shot-pouch and the powder-flask into their proper drawer.
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Powder-flask and pouch of tasty patterns; belt around the waist, with hunting-knife and pistols—revolvers.
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The copper powder flask illustrated in Fig. 93 is now in the Hull Museum.
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