NOCK Meaning of NOCK in English ■ noun Archery a notch at either end of a bow or at the end of an arrow, for receiving the bowstring. ■ verb fit (an arrow) to the bowstring.OriginME: perh. from MDu. ~e 'point, tip'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004