Definitions for bowie knife
ˈboʊ i, ˈbu ibowie knife

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bowie knifenoun

   a stout hunting knife with a single edge

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bowie knifenoun

   A large sheath knife.

2. Etymology: 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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1. bowie knife

   A Bowie knife is a style of fixed-blade fighting knife created by James Black in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight. It usually has a cross-guard, and a clip point that is typically used for hunting but can also be utilized for other tasks, and is characterized by a blade of 12 or more inches in length.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Bowie knife

   A Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife first popularized by Colonel James "Jim" 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 use refers to any large sheath knife with a crossguard and a clip point. The "Jim Bowie knife" first became famous due to Bowie's use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight. The knife pattern is still popular with collectors; in addition to various knife manufacturing companies there are hundreds of custom knife makers producing Bowies and variations.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bowie Knife

   After Colonel Jim Bowie, a famous fighter of the western states, who first armed himself with this weapon.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bowie knife in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bowie knife in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of bowie knife in a Sentence

1. James Russell Lowell:

   I have always been of the mind that in a democracy manners are the only effective weapons against the bowie-knife.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bowie knife
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bowie_Knife
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowie knife
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bowie knife
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=bowie knife