NOCK


Meaning of NOCK in English

[nock] n [ME nocke notched tip on the end of a bow; akin to MD nocke summit] (14c) 1: one of the notches cut in either of two tips of horn fastened on the ends of a bow or in the bow itself for holding the string

2. a: the part of an arrow having a notch for the bowstring b: the notch itself

[2]nock vt (14c) 1: to make a nock in (a bow or arrow)

2: to fit (an arrow) against the bowstring

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