powder barrel
Example Sentences
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He fell in love with the wife of one of Napoleon's leading officials, imagined that that old black magic was enchanting his inamorata, that "she looked at me as though I were a powder barrel."
From Time Magazine Archive
But ... the mere mention of the strategic question worked like a spark in a powder barrel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Galusha, forgetting his powder barrel, beamed in sympathy.
From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
The Gunner was squatting in a powder barrel, a lighted purser's glim between his teeth, and a pistol in one hand.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Ollivant, Alfred
It was hard for him to forget the powder barrel sensation.
From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
