choil
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 5
/t͡ʃɔɪl/
Definition of choil
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
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noun
- An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
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The region of a knife where such a portion is, or would be if it existed; the region may be arranged as a grip, guard, or combination thereof (a finger choil), or it may be a notch demarking the end of the sharpened edge (a sharpening choil).
“This knife's large finger choil helps compensate for the short handle.”
- The region of a knife where such a portion is, or would be if it existed; the region may be arranged as a grip, guard, or combination thereof (a finger choil), or it may be a notch demarking the end of the sharpened edge (a sharpening choil).
- The region of a knife where such a portion is, or would be if it existed; the region may be arranged as a grip, guard, or combination thereof (a finger choil), or it may be a notch demarking the end of the sharpened edge (a sharpening choil).
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Etymology
Unknown; originally a dialectal term from Sheffield.
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