choil.
An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
Meaning & usage
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 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 portion where the heel meets the bolster.
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 indentation of a pocket-knife blade where it joins the tang.
Where this word comes from
Unknown; originally a dialectal term from Sheffield.
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