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noun
1.
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
2.
a notch or groove at the end of an arrow into which the bowstring fits.
3.
a notch or groove at each end of a bow, to hold the bowstring in place.
4.
Nautical. throat (def. 6a).
verb (used with object)
5.
to furnish with a nock.
6.
to adjust (the arrow) to the bowstring, in readiness to shoot.
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English nok(ke) (noun); akin to Dutch nok, Low German nok(ke) tip
1325–75; Middle English nok(ke) (noun); akin to Dutch nok, Low German nok(ke) tip
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Word Origin & History
nock
"notch on a bow," late 14c., probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Swed. nock "notch"), but cf. also Low Ger. nokk, Du. nok "tip of a sail."
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