Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choil

/t͡ʃɔɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
choil
IPA
/t͡ʃɔɪl/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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).

noun

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).

noun

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).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unknown; originally a dialectal term from Sheffield.

Inflected Forms

choils (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ricasso

Rhymes With

oil soil boil spoil foil coil boyle recoil toil flemish coil hoyle foyle

Questions

How do you pronounce choil?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɔɪl/.
What does choil mean?
An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
Where does choil come from?
Unknown; originally a dialectal term from Sheffield.

How to pronounce choil

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