bowie knife

[boh-ee, boo-ee]

noun

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

bowie knife

/ ˈbəʊɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowie knife¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowie knife¹

C19: named after Jim _Bowie , who popularized it

Example Sentences

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

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“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.”

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

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“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.”

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“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.

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