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1. (n.) bowie knife
a heavy sheath knife having a long, single-edged blade.

Etymology: (1830–40, Amer.; after James Bowie)

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1. (noun) Bowie knife
a stout hunting knife with a single edge

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1. bowie 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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