bowie knife

American  

[boh-ee, boo-ee] / ˈboʊ i, ˈbu i /

noun

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

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bowie knife British  

/ ˈbəʊɪ /

noun

1. a stout hunting knife with a short hilt and a guard for the hand

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Etymology

Origin of bowie knife

1830–40, named after James Bowie, for whom the knife was designed, either by James or his brother Rezin P. Bowie (1793–1841)

Example Sentences

“I was expecting him to blaze up on a Harley with a Bowie knife in his boot.”

From Salon

“Like the Bowie Knife which was commonly carried by citizens and soldiers in the 1800s,” Benitez wrote at the start of his decision, “ ‘assault weapons’ are dangerous, but useful.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Like the Bowie Knife which was commonly carried by citizens and soldiers in the 1800s, ‘assault weapons’ are dangerous, but useful.

From Seattle Times

“Like the Bowie Knife which was commonly carried by citizens and soldiers in the 1800s,” Benitez’s latest decision begins, “‘assault weapons’ are dangerous, but useful.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The butterfly knife is clearly more analogous to an ordinary pocketknife than to an Arkansas Toothpick or a Bowie knife. And none of the statutes cited by Hawaii prohibited the carry of pocketknives, much less their possession outright,” Bea wrote.

From Los Angeles Times