Definition of Bowie knife
Bow´ie knife`
1.
A
knife
with
a
strong
blade
from
ten
to
fifteen
inches
long
,
and
double-edged
near
the
point
; -
used
as
a
hunting
knife
,
and
formerly
as
a
weapon
in
the
southwestern
part
of
the
United
States
.
It
was
named
from
its
inventor
,
Colonel
James
Bowie
.
Also
,
by
extension
,
any
large
sheath
knife
.
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