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Bowie knife
Bow′ie knifeˊ
.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
. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife. Bowie