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PRONUNCIATION OF POWDER HORN

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Powder horn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POWDER HORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

powder horn

Powder horn

A powder horn was a container for gunpowder, and was generally created from cow, ox or buffalo horn. The term may also be used for any personal container for gunpowder, regardless of material or shape, for which powder flask is the strictly correct term. Typically there was a stopper at both ends, in later examples spring-loaded to close automatically for safety. The wide mouth was used for refilling, while the powder was dispensed from the narrow point. In some cases the point was closed and the mouth used for both, with a powder measure, a type of scoop used to dispense the powder, and in others both ends were open and the horn merely used as a funnel. The horn was typically held by a long strap and slung over the shoulder. Although forms of pre-packed cartridges go back to the Middle Ages, many forms of early firearms did not use them, or users preferred to load each charge before firing. Most cartridges were prepared by the gun-owner and a container was still needed for the gunpowder used to make them up. There were other methods, including small cloth bags containing the correct amount for a single shot, that might be carried on a bandolier.

Definition of powder horn in the English dictionary

The definition of powder horn in the dictionary is a powder flask consisting of the hollow horn of an animal.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POWDER HORN

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powder keg
powder magazine
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powder monkey
powder puff
powder room
powder snow
powdered
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powderer
powdering
powderless

WORDS THAT END LIKE POWDER HORN

acoustic horn
alto horn
bass horn
basset horn
bighorn
blow one´s horn
English horn
exponential horn
French horn
hawthorn
horn
hunting horn
longhorn
Matterhorn
post horn
rhino horn
rhinoceros horn
stag´s horn
thorn
waldhorn

Synonyms and antonyms of powder horn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «powder horn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POWDER HORN

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The translations of powder horn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «powder horn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粉角
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuerno de pólvora
570 millions of speakers

English

powder horn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पाउडर सींग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسحوق قرن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

порошок рог
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pó de chifre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুঁড়া শিঙা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corne à poudre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanduk serbuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pulverhorn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パウダーホーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파우더 혼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sungu wêdakakêna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bột sừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூள் கொம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पावडर हॉर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toz boynuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corno di polvere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

róg w proszku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

порошок ріг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corn praf
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κέρατο σκόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kruithoring
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pulver horn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krutthorn
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POWDER HORN»

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The Complete Blackpowder Handbook
This horn is from October Country. A well-fitted powder horn plug ensured a waterproof container. talks about the horn as an object of managing powder. Essentially, it is a container for blackpowder and other proper muzzleloading propellants.
Sam Fadala, 2006
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New ...
John Kdes powder horn and sketch of Fort .-timer. French 4 Indian war, 1758, 38. - John I. txnam powder horn, 1757, 37. - John ItcQraw's □roar horn, 1776, 9. - John McGraw's powder horn, rt Schuyler, 1777, 10. - Joseph Barlow powder rn, ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1941
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Mountain Passages: Natural and Cultural History of Western ...
Rather astonishingly, the route of the expeditionary force is clearly delineated on a powder horn now on display at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Carved in the artistic scrimshaw style perfected by sailors for use on whalebone, the horn ...
George Ellison, 2005
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Art of the Cherokee: Prehistory to the Present
figure 12. a: Engraved Powder Horn. Ca. 1775. Southeast. Cow horn ( domesticated cattle), wood (butt plug). i2'/» in. long. John and Marva Warnock Collection, California, b. Finger- Woven Strap with Beads. Ca. 1775. Eastern Cherokee ...
Susan C. Power, 2007
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History Pockets: The American Revolution, Grades 4-6+ - E-book
A powder horn stored gunpowder for muskets. Students construct a powder horn and, like soldiers during the American Revolution, personalize it with portraits, patterns, or scenes. STEPS TO FOLLOW 1. As a class, read about powder horns  ...
Evan-Moor
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Lead Me On
One of those men was Jack Kingsley's grandfather, who was apparently very close to Lafitte. Before Lafitte left Galveston, he presented his friend with a powder horn as a memento of their greatest adventure together, the Battle of New Orleans.
Julie Ortolon, 2003
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Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland
(20) flask-shaped, 12%" in. long, with brass mountings; (21) 11% in. long, with mountings of iron—James Drummond, R.S.A., 1877; (22) 17 in. long ; (23) 16 in. long, with raised band in centre—Sim Collection; (24) flat powder-horn, 15 in. long, ...
National Gallery of Scotland, 1892
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History Pockets: The American Revolution
A. POWDER. HORN. A powder horn stored gunpowder for muskets. Students construct a powder horn and, like soldiers during the American Revolution, personalize it with portraits, patterns, or scenes.
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2007
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Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland
(20) flask-shaped, 12^ in. long, with brass mountings; (21) 11J in. long, with mountings of iron — James Drummond, R.S.A., 1877 ; (22) 17 in. long ; (23) 16 in . long, with raised band in centre — Sim Collection; (24) flat powder-horn, 15 in. long, ...
National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, 1892
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Catalogue of the museum of flags trophies and relics
Powder Horn. Of Charles Grant, 1st Royal Highland Regiment. Engraved with names and distances of all the fortified posts from Quebec to Albany. Captured at Saratoga. 493. Powder Horn. Name of owner lost. A relic of tho French and Indian ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POWDER HORN»

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Sanders, Saunders win PH Tuesday Men's golf
SHERIDAN — Dan Sanders and Jerry Saunders each carded a handicap-adjusted net score of 4-under par (68) Tuesday at the Powder Horn ... «The Sheridan Press, Jul 15»
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Oxford's Minuteman statue originated from request by a colonel
Nearly touching the lobby ceiling, the figure depicts a man holding a musket in his right hand, a powder horn hanging around his neck. «Anniston Star, Jul 15»
3
Little aces sixth at Powder Horn Stag
Little's ace was prescient in that this was the practice round of the Black Powder Shootout golf tournament, the Powder Horn's signature event, ... «The Sheridan Press, Jul 15»
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5 cool things about Philly's American Revolution Museum
... “The March to Valley Forge” (1883); a powder horn engraved with “Kill or be Killd,” and a gargantuan model of an 18th-century privateer ship. «The News Journal, Jul 15»
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Lost & Found: Uncovering American Antiques & Fine Art in Britain
Freeman's recently sold a Captain Abraham Perry French & Indian War engraved powder horn uncovered in Britain for $25,000, surpassing its ... «ArtfixDaily, Jul 15»
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Ex-smokejumper returning handcrafted Hmong muskets
On the back of the card he drew a picture of a Hmong rifle and powder horn. In Lao he wrote: “How many guns do you have? Will you trade?”. «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
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Do you know what this is?
Dorothy Vos wrote via email: "The artifact in this week's shopper is a vintage leather pouch, known as a powder horn flask. Sometimes called ... «Oskaloosa Herald, Jul 15»
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29 teams compete in SHS Booster Club golf tourney
... School Booster Club golf tournament held at the Powder Horn Sunday. They won the scramble by shooting a handicap-adjusted score of 53, ... «The Sheridan Press, Jul 15»
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Owner of unique powder horn turns down $25000 on 'Antiques …
On Monday's episode of "Antiques Roadshow," a Las Vegas man brought in a beautiful artifact straight off the battlefields of the Revolutionary ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
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Lewistown's Caleb Myers competes in drive, chip and putt competition
Caleb Myers, 13, of Lewistown recently competed in the drive, chip, and putt local qualifier at the Powder Horn Golf Course in Sheridan, ... «Lewistown News-Argus, Jul 15»

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