Bowie knife \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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Bowie knife \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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