nock
See also: Nock
English
Etymology 1
Attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok.[1]
Noun
nock (plural nocks)
- Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
- The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
- Chapman
- He took his arrow by the nock.
- Chapman
- (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
Translations
the notch at the rear of an arrow
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Verb
nock (third-person singular simple present nocks, present participle nocking, simple past and past participle nocked)
- (transitive) To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow.
- (transitive) To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).
Noun
nock (plural nocks)
- Misspelling of knock.
References
Anagrams
- conk