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bowie knife
[ boh-ee, boo-ee ]
noun
- a heavy sheath knife having a long, single-edged blade.
bowie knife
/ ˈbəʊɪ /
noun
- a stout hunting knife with a short hilt and a guard for the hand
Word History and Origins
Origin of bowie knife1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bowie knife1
Example Sentences
Political dignity transfigured the village out of its buckskin and bowie-knife existence, into a leisurely civic siesta.
Her right fingers are closed round the handle of a large bowie-knife, which is covered with blood; parts of the left are missing.
He rode in before breakfast and at the appointed hour he was promptly on hand armed with a brace of pistols and a bowie knife.
While the other four were looking around through the city for a purchaser, Dan was guarding me with his bowie knife and pistols.
I had no weapon of defence but a long bowie knife which I had slipped from the Deacon.
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