powder horn

noun

A tool, usually made from an animal's horn, used to load gunpowder into a gun or cannon.

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powder flask
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Meanings

nounpowder horn (plural powder horns)

plural powder horns

  1. A tool, usually made from an animal's horn, used to load gunpowder into a gun or cannon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncontainer for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal

Similar
powder flask
Broader
container
Also see
powder flask

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish ruutisarvi
  • ruutisarvihorn for gunpowder
French corne à poudre, cornet à poudre
  • corne à poudrehorn for gunpowder
  • cornet à poudrehorn for gunpowder
  • poire à poudrehorn for gunpowder
German Pulverhorn
  • Pulverhornhorn for gunpowder
Norwegian Bokmål krutthorn
  • krutthornhorn for gunpowder
Polish prochownica
  • prochownicahorn for gunpowder
Cite this entry
APA

powder horn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder%20horn

MLA

“powder horn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder%20horn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powder horn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder%20horn.

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