Meanings of powder-horn (powder-horns) in English

Great oak chests stood against the walls, hung with rusting swords and armour and empty powder-horns.

Green and his men, well furnished presumably with firelocks, bullets, and powder-horns, went into this hinterland.

These I secured first, with some powder-horns, a small bag of shot, and two old rusty swords.

Above the hearth strips of leather nailed to the wall serve as holders for empty powder-horns, knives, etc.

Women followed with powder-horns and bullets.

He made powder-horns for his grandchildren, neighbors, and friends, many of which were carved and ornamented with much taste.

They examined the priming of their weapons, the bullets in their pouches, and the quantity of powder in their powder-horns.

The voyageurs had saved only their guns, knives, and the powder-horns and pouches, that had been attached to their persons.

But I'm afraid the muskets are lost, and, what's as bad, so are the powder-horns and shot, said Mr Large.

Half of the dragoons divested themselves of their powder-horns and granadoes, and vaulted over the gunwales to land waist-deep in the channel.

These, together with their rifles, their knives, their powder-horns and bullet-pouches, flint and steel and a tincup, composed their whole traveling equipment.

He afterward explained that he had brought these, with their bullet-pouches and powder-horns, to a place of concealment near by before he awoke Beverley.

It did not take him more than a minute to transfer the ammunition of the warriors to the pouches and powder-horns of Paul and himself.

The old powder-horns are often gems of workmanship-hunting scenes cut out in ivory, and the minutest detail of hoof or antler rendered with life-likeaccuracy.

The rough walls were adorned with antlers of the moose and other deer, from the various branches of which hung several powder-horns, fire-bags, and bullet-pouches.

The three had captured fresh supplies of ammunition while they were gone, and they replenished the powder-horns and bullet pouches of Paul and Jim Hart.