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powderhorn

powderhorn is the alternative form of powder horn.

Meaning of powder horn

Noun

powder horn (plural powder horns)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Powderhorn

Powderhorn

  1. An unincorporated community in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
  2. A community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Forms of powderhorn

pluralpowderhorns

Questions about powderhorn

What does powderhorn mean?
Powderhorn means an unincorporated community in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
What is powderhorn the alternative form of?
Powderhorn is the alternative form of powder horn.
What part of speech is powderhorn?
Powderhorn is a proper noun.

Words near powderhorn in the dictionary

  1. powderflask
  2. powderflasks
  3. powderful
  4. Powderhall
  5. Powderham
  6. powderhorn
  7. powderhorns
  8. powderhound
  9. powderhounds
  10. powderiest
  11. powderily

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