bowie knife

[ boh-ee, boo-ee ]

/ ˈboʊ i, ˈbu i /

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

Origin of bowie knife

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

bowfin, bowgrace, bowhead, bowhunting, bowie, bowie knife, bowie state, bowing, bowknot, bowl, bowl game

Within was found another case, which was pried open with the point of the general's bowie-knife.

The Golden Fleece |Julian Hawthorne
There are a couple of guns there, but of course they would not be any good, although the bowie-knife hanging by them would.

A Visit to Java |W. Basil Worsfold
She sent forth hordes to mob printing-presses, overawe the ballot-box, substitute the bowie-knife and revolver for the civil law.

The Secret Service. |Albert D. Richardson
I mean that before you could draw that bowie-knife, you wear down your back, I'd cut you into shingles.

The Octoroon |Dion Boucicault

To the left of his belt hangs a bowie-knife, to the right a revolver.

A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas |Fanny Loviot

bowie knife

/ (ˈbəʊɪ) /

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

C19: named after Jim Bowie, who popularized it