Bowie-knife

(bo'e-nif.) [Named after its introducer, Col. Jas. Bowie, of Texas. A sharp-pointed cutting weapon peculiar to the U. States, and bearing some resemblance to the French couteau-de-cha e, or hunting knife; its blade is from 10 to 15 inches long, and 3 broad, and it is commonly carried in a sheath upon the person. Bow Island, an island of coral formation, in the S. Pacific, near the E. extremity of the Society Islands; Lat. 18° 6' S., Lon. 140° 51' W. Length 30 m. by 5 m. broad. Discovered by Bougainville in 1768. [s. 110]