powder horn

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

powder horn

noun powder horns

A tool, usually made from an animal's horn, used to load gunpowder into a gun or cannon.

Translations

Every language

noun horn for gunpowder

Français	corne à poudre, cornet à poudre, poire à poudre
Deutsch	Pulverhorn

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"powder horn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/powder%20horn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

powder horn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/powder%20horn

Chicago

"powder horn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/powder%20horn.

BibTeX

@misc{powder_horn_2026,
  title = {powder horn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/powder%20horn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}