powder flask

powder flask

n
(Historical Terms) a small flask or case formerly used to carry gunpowder
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Noun1.powder flask - container for carrying gunpowderpowder flask - container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal
powder horn
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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