powder barreln.

Brit.

/ˈpaʊdə ˌbarəl/,

/ˈpaʊdə ˌbarl̩/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊdər ˌbɛrəl/

Forms: see powder n.¹ and barrel n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: powder n.¹, barrel n.

Etymology: < powder n.¹ + barrel n.

A barrel in which gunpowder is stored. Also figurative.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > container for gunpowder

powder box1379

powder barrel1496

powder poke1496

powder horn1508

powder bag1533

flask1549

powder flask1552

budge-barrel1627

powder chest1627

powder magazine1712

auget1752

powder keg1791

salting-box1802

pulverain1890

1496 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 296 For closing of the powdir barel hedis in the abbay.

1572 in C. T. McInnes Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1970) XII. 304 For thre pulder barrellis nalit with ledder.

1689 S. Sewall Diary I. 289 1 fishing net Called a Seyne, put up in a powther barrell.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine (1789) Cartridges..may be kept in the powder magazine.., in the empty powder-barrels and powder-bags.

1863 E. Dicey Six Months in Federal States II. 12 Children play with lucifer-matches amongst powder-barrels.

1891 Lafayette (Louisiana) Advertiser 21 Mar. The white match was applied to the Sioux powder barrel, and it exploded with most fatal results to both parties.

1938 F. R. Dulles Old China Trade iii. 38 He tells of how he lit a cigar and swore he'd throw it into a powder barrel rather than yield his ship.

1961 P. de Mendelssohn Age of Churchill i. iii. 94 An innovation which..ignited the powder-barrel of American Imperialism and led rapidly to the war which cost Spain her West Indian possessions.

2004 Australian (Nexis) 4 May 10 The divers..discovered cannons, drawer handles, muskets, musket balls and powder barrels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	powder barrel
释义	powder barreln. Brit. /ˈpaʊdə ˌbarəl/, /ˈpaʊdə ˌbarl̩/, U.S. /ˈpaʊdər ˌbɛrəl/ Forms: see powder n.¹ and barrel n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: powder n.¹, barrel n. Etymology: < powder n.¹ + barrel n. A barrel in which gunpowder is stored. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > container for gunpowder powder box1379 powder barrel1496 powder poke1496 powder horn1508 powder bag1533 flask1549 powder flask1552 budge-barrel1627 powder chest1627 powder magazine1712 auget1752 powder keg1791 salting-box1802 pulverain1890 1496 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 296 For closing of the powdir barel hedis in the abbay. 1572 in C. T. McInnes Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1970) XII. 304 For thre pulder barrellis nalit with ledder. 1689 S. Sewall Diary I. 289 1 fishing net Called a Seyne, put up in a powther barrell. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine (1789) Cartridges..may be kept in the powder magazine.., in the empty powder-barrels and powder-bags. 1863 E. Dicey Six Months in Federal States II. 12 Children play with lucifer-matches amongst powder-barrels. 1891 Lafayette (Louisiana) Advertiser 21 Mar. The white match was applied to the Sioux powder barrel, and it exploded with most fatal results to both parties. 1938 F. R. Dulles Old China Trade iii. 38 He tells of how he lit a cigar and swore he'd throw it into a powder barrel rather than yield his ship. 1961 P. de Mendelssohn Age of Churchill i. iii. 94 An innovation which..ignited the powder-barrel of American Imperialism and led rapidly to the war which cost Spain her West Indian possessions. 2004 Australian (Nexis) 4 May 10 The divers..discovered cannons, drawer handles, muskets, musket balls and powder barrels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1496
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