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A Bowie knife (pronounced iː {respell|BOO|ee} or iː {respell|BOW|ee}) is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife first popularized by James Bowie in the early 19th century. Since the first incarnation was created by James Black, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although its common u...
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• 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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A knife with a broad curved-back blade, named after James Bowie (1796-1836), a Kentuckian colonel. It was popular in the USA but most were manufactured in Britain.
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(from the article `Bowie, James`) Bowie`s daring and courage have become legendary through Western song and ballad. His name is also associated with the Bowie knife, a weapon ...
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A knife with a broad curved-back blade, named after James Bowie (1796-1836), a Kentuckian colonel. It was popular in the USA but most were manufactured in Britain.
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Bow'ie knife` 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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The Bowie knife is an American, heavy, single edged sheaf knife popular in the western states. It is named after its inventor, Colonel James Bowie who wrought the blade from a file with which he had already killed his man. Originally the bowie knife had a horn handle and the blade was some fifteen inches long, and 1.25 inches wide at the hilt.
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[
n] - a stout hunting knife with a single edge
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noun a stout hunting knife with a single edge
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a heavy sheath knife having a long, single-edged blade.
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