"powder box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: powder boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} powder box (plural powder boxes)
  1. A box or crate for carrying or holding powder of various kinds but usually applied to gunpowder. Translations (A for holding powder, usually gun powder): pāki paura (Maori)
    Sense id: en-powder_box-en-noun-5g1dnyin Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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