Examples of powder horn in a Sentence
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Allan scoffs at Ian's antiquated bow and arrow, favoring his trusty rifle and really cool powder horn.
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2022
The drama doesn't end there; later in the evening, Richard Brown and his cohorts arrive to accuse Allan Christie of stealing a powder horn (a container for gun powder).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2022
Later, Brown arrives at Fraser’s Ridge to arrest Allan for stealing a powder horn.
—Sharareh Drury, Variety, 6 Mar. 2022
Earlier this year, a rare powder horn that belonged to an African American soldier killed in the Revolutionary War went on display at the Museum of the American Revolution.
—Fox News, 25 June 2019
Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2022
The drama doesn't end there; later in the evening, Richard Brown and his cohorts arrive to accuse Allan Christie of stealing a powder horn (a container for gun powder).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2022
Later, Brown arrives at Fraser’s Ridge to arrest Allan for stealing a powder horn.
—Sharareh Drury, Variety, 6 Mar. 2022
Earlier this year, a rare powder horn that belonged to an African American soldier killed in the Revolutionary War went on display at the Museum of the American Revolution.
—Fox News, 25 June 2019
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First Known Use
1508, in the meaning defined above
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Kids Definition
powder horn
noun
: a flask for carrying gunpowder
especially
: one made of the horn of an ox or cow
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