choil

English

Etymology

Unknown; originally a dialectal term from Sheffield.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪl

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.

See also

• ricasso

References

• http://www.knifeart.com/cusknifen.html
• OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

• -holic, choli

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛlʲ/

Noun

choil m

1. Lenited form of coil.