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Bowie Knife

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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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bowie Knife'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bowie-knife.html. 1828.
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