BOWIE KNIFE
\bˈə͡ʊi nˈa͡ɪf], \bˈəʊi nˈaɪf], \b_ˈəʊ_i n_ˈaɪ_f]\
Definitions of BOWIE KNIFE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
