choil
/t͡ʃɔɪl/
choil noun: an unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
Noun
choil (plural choils)
- An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
- 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 portion where the heel meets the bolster.
- The indentation of a pocket-knife blade where it joins the tang.
choil meaning in Bengali
choil in Bengali
- এই অঞ্চলটি একটি গ্রিপ
Forms of choil
| plural | choils |
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Origin of choil
Unknown; originally a dialectal term from Sheffield.
Words that rhyme with choil
Questions about choil
- What does choil mean?
- Choil means an unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
- What is choil in Bengali?
- Choil in Bengali is এই অঞ্চলটি একটি গ্রিপ. See Choil meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is choil?
- Choil is a noun.
- How do you pronounce choil?
- Choil is pronounced /t͡ʃɔɪl/.
- What is the plural of choil?
- The plural of choil is choils.
Words near choil in the dictionary
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