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

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 Kitson, Arthur

For powder flask they used a hollow gourd, which was first dried in the sun.

From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John

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 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

"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