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Definition of Powder horn
1. Noun. Container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal.
Definition of Powder horn
1. Noun. A tool used to put gunpowder into a gun or cannon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Powder Horn
Literary usage of Powder horn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon Or Columbia River: Being a by Alexander Ross (1849)
"... scenes—A night in the snow—Jacque and his powder-horn—Mr. Stuart's account of
his journey—Arrival at Walla Walla. ALL parties being now at their posts, ..."
2. Historic Virginia Homes and Churches by Robert Alexander Lancaster (1915)
"THE powder horn Across Duke of Gloucester Street from the Court Green, but some
distance back, stands one of the most OLD POWDER ..."
3. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of what it was by Nature by Edgar Woods (1901)
"To obey the officers by themselves elected, muster four times a. year, provide
gun, shot-pouch and powder horn, and appear on duty in hunting shirt. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1878)
"Flat Powder-Horn, 11J inches in length, engraved with scrolls and ... Flat Powder-Horn,
6 inches in length, the top carved in representation of the mouth of ..."
5. The History of Mankind by Friedrich Ratzel (1896)
"Hova guitar and powder-horn. Museum.) (Dresden giving a definite answer,
prevaricates, and always keeps a door of retreat open. His greed and insatiable ..."
6. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages, and During the by P. L. Jacob (1874)
"... of the master-fowlers of the town, faubourgs, and suburbs of Paris. Fig.
165.—Powder-horn—Work of the Sixteenth Century (Artillery Museum of Brussels). ..."
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