nock

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see also: Nock

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɒk/

Noun

nock (plural nocks)

1. Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
2. (archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.

   • He took his arrow by the nock.

3. (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.

Translations

• German: Nocke

Verb

nock (nocks, present participle nocking; past and past participle nocked)

1. (transitive) To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. (See also notch.)
2. (transitive) To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).

Noun

nock (plural nocks)

1. Misspelling of knock

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Nock

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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