Given 'The word might also have been used for a receptacle near the guns where powder and balls were kept.', does 'The word may have been used to show where the powder and balls for guns were kept. ' exist in a neutral realm, neither confirming nor denying the premise?
The word might also have been used for a receptacle near the guns where powder and balls were kept.###The word may have been used to show where the powder and balls for guns were kept. 