choil

发音

/t͡ʃɔɪl/

词形变化

choils 复数 choils

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.

  2. 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.

  3. 3.

    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.

  4. 4.

    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.

词源

Unknown; originally a dialectal term from Sheffield.

来源：wiktionary