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They are stored inside their original case, alongside a powder horn and tamping rods.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
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).
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2022
Later, Brown arrives at Fraser’s Ridge to arrest Allan for stealing a powder horn.
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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.
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Fox News, 25 June 2019
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First Known Use
1508, in the meaning defined above
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“Powder horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powder%20horn. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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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