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something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container
  • musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns

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The first known use of horn was before the 12th century

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“Horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horn. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021.

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