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powder horn


powder horn

noun

Definition of POWDER HORN

: a flask for carrying gunpowder; especially : one made of the horn of an ox or cow
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First Known Use of POWDER HORN

1508

Rhymes with POWDER HORN

alpenhorn, barleycorn, Capricorn, cyberporn, English horn, flügelhorn, foreign-born, Golden Horn, hunting horn, longicorn, Matterhorn, peppercorn, saddle horn, unicorn, waterborne, waterworn, weatherworn

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