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Definition of powder horn in English: powder hornnoun historical The horn of an ox, cow, or similar animal used to hold gunpowder, with the wide end filled in and a nozzle at the pointed end. 〈史〉（用牛等动物的角制成的）火药筒 Example sentencesExamples - A .45 caliber cap-and-ball rifle, complete with set triggers, bullet mould and powder horn given me by another uncle, was traded for something I can't even remember now.
- The first section, ‘Men's Activities,’ includes objects such as a powder horn inscribed and decorated by its owner, decoys, and scrimshaw.
- He commandeered a powder horn from one of the men.
- In 1956 my parents bought me a Davy Crockett costume complete with powder horn and coonskin cap.
- What to do with the powder horn, jar of foul-smelling trap bait, bullet molds, inflatable India-rubber pillow, small foot-shaped stones ideal for heating and dropping inside wet boots, and on and on multiplied indefinitely?
Definition of powder horn in US English: powder hornnounˈpoudər hôrn historical The horn of an ox, cow, or similar animal used to hold gunpowder, with the wide end filled in and a nozzle at the pointed end. 〈史〉（用牛等动物的角制成的）火药筒 Example sentencesExamples - The first section, ‘Men's Activities,’ includes objects such as a powder horn inscribed and decorated by its owner, decoys, and scrimshaw.
- What to do with the powder horn, jar of foul-smelling trap bait, bullet molds, inflatable India-rubber pillow, small foot-shaped stones ideal for heating and dropping inside wet boots, and on and on multiplied indefinitely?
- He commandeered a powder horn from one of the men.
- A .45 caliber cap-and-ball rifle, complete with set triggers, bullet mould and powder horn given me by another uncle, was traded for something I can't even remember now.
- In 1956 my parents bought me a Davy Crockett costume complete with powder horn and coonskin cap.
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