powder horn

a powder flask made from the horn of a cow or ox.

Origin of powder horn

First recorded in 1525–35

Hatchet and knife swung from either hip; powder-horn and bullet-wallet dangled beneath her arm-pits.

The Little Red Foot |Robert W. Chambers
I goes home in de mornings and gets my gun and powder-horn before they can whips me, and then I goes off to hunt for Toby.

Camp-fire and Wigwam |Edward Sylvester Ellis
It was a big captain he said wrote his name on the powder-horn at Opost.

Narrative of the Captivity of William Biggs among the Kickapoo Indians in Illinois in 1788 |William Biggs
The old chief took advantage of our eagerness for supplies, and determined to replenish his powder-horn.

Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War |Various

After we had supped, before lying down I gave my powder-horn a shake.

In the Wilds of Florida |W.H.G. Kingston

powder horn

a powder flask consisting of the hollow horn of an animal