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BOWIE-KNIFE

\bˈə͡ʊinˈa͡ɪf], \bˈə‍ʊinˈa‍ɪf], \b_ˈəʊ_i_n_ˈaɪ_f]\

Definitions of BOWIE-KNIFE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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b[=o]'i-n[=i]f, n. a dagger-knife with a blade about twelve inches long, carried in the southern states of America--so named from its inventor, Colonel Bowie.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Long knife with 10-15in. blade double-edged at point used as weapon in wild parts of United States

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

n. A peculiar kind of knife worn as a weaponâ€”named from its inventor, Col. Bowie.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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