bowie

Noun

Bow=ie

WORDNET DICTIONARY

bowie(n = noun.person) james bowie, jim bowie - United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836);

is a kind of pioneer

bowie, n. (in full bowie knife) a long knife with a blade double-edged at the point, used as a weapon by American pioneers.

Etymology

J. Bowie, Amer. soldier d. 1836