BOWIE KNIFE


Meaning of BOWIE KNIFE in English

/boh"ee, booh"ee/

a heavy sheath knife having a long, single-edged blade.

[ 1830-40, Amer.; named after James BOWIE, for whom the knife was designed, either by James or his brother Rezin P. Bowie (1793-1841) ]

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