Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
NOCK
score, nock, mark
(verb) make small marks into the surface of; “score the clay before firing it”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
nock (plural nocks)
Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
(archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
(nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
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. (See also notch.)
(transitive) To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).
Etymology 2
Noun
nock (plural nocks)
Misspelling of knock.
Anagrams
• conk
Etymology
Proper noun
Nock (plural Nocks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nock is the 13798th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2191 individuals. Nock is most common among White (68.1%) and Black/African American (26.38%) individuals.
Anagrams
• conk
Source: Wiktionary
Nock, n. Etym: [See Notch.]
1. A notch. He took his arrow by the nock. Chapman.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.
Nock, v. t.
Definition: To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow. Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
20 April 2025
SALAD
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
Coffee Trivia
