bow·ie knife /ˈbui, ˈbo-/



 Bow·ie knife 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.

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 Bowie knife
      n : a stout hunting knife with a single edge