powder horn
Example Sentences
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The theft also resulted in the loss of dozens of objects, some three centuries old, including a prayer book, a powder horn and antique guns and swords.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022
“First thing I do is take my powder horn and I’ve got my powder measure right here and that’s from a wild turkey leg bone,” Larry said.
From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2020
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.
From Fox News • Jun. 24, 2019
The powder horn is inscribed with his name and 1773, the year in which Hamilton, born out of wedlock in the Caribbean island of Nevis and later orphaned, entered what today is Columbia University.
From US News • Dec. 26, 2015
His gun was on his shoulder, his hatchet and powder horn hung at his side, and his tall boots made great tracks in the soft snow.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
