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choils

choils is the plural of choil.

Meaning of choil

Noun

choil (plural choils)

  1. An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
  2. 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.
    1. (on fixed-blade knives) The portion where the heel meets the bolster.
    2. (on folding knives) The indentation of a pocket-knife blade where it joins the tang.

Questions about choils

What is choils the plural of?
Choils is the plural of choil.

Words near choils in the dictionary

  1. choiceworthy
  2. choicier
  3. choiciest
  4. choicy
  5. choil
  6. choils
  7. Choiniere
  8. Choinieres
  9. choir
  10. choir boy
  11. choir boys

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