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Bowie Knife
/ˈboʊ.i naɪf/
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What does Bowie Knife mean?
noun
- Alternative form of Bowie knife.
- A large sheath knife, usually of clip point style and usually with large guards at the ricasso.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈboʊ.i naɪf/
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They represent six-shooter culture at its zenith--the wild and woolly side of the West--a stage between receding bowie knife individualism of the backwoods and blackguard, machine-gun gangsterism of the city.
I shrieked as I saw it shear through the throat; whilst at the same moment Mr. Morris’s bowie knife plunged into the heart.