choil

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Synonyms: coil, choir, choi, choix, thoil, chol, chil, cheil

Antonyms: coil, choir, choi, choix, thoil, chol, chil, cheil

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Noun

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).

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