Bowie Knife Definition
bōē, bo͝oē
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.
Webster's New World
A large sheath knife.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Bowie Knife
Noun
Singular:
bowie knife
Plural:
bowie-knivesOrigin of Bowie Knife
James "Jim" Bowie (1796-1836), American pioneer and soldier who famously used such a knife as a weapon in a duel.
From Wiktionary
After James Bowie
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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