bowie knife

bow·ie knife

bowie knife

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

Origin of bowie knife

after Colossians James Bowie (1799?-1836) or uncertain or unknown; perhaps his brother, Rezin, United States frontiersmen

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bowie knife

noun

A single-edged steel hunting knife, about 15 inches (38 centimeters) in length, having a hilt and a crosspiece.

Origin of bowie knife

AfterJames Bowie

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Noun

(plural Bowie knives)

A large sheath knife.

Origin

James "Jim" Bowie (1796-1836), American pioneer and soldier who famously used such a knife as a weapon in a duel.

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