bowie knife

bowie knife Definition

☆ bowie knife (bo̵̅o̅′ē, bō′-)

noun

a steel knife about fifteen inches long, with a single edge, usually carried in a sheath, used originally by American frontiersmen as a weapon

Etymology: after Col. James Bowie (1799?-1836) or ? his brother, Rezin, U.S. frontiersmen

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