score, nock, mark
(verb) make small marks into the surface of; “score the clay before firing it”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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).
nock (plural nocks)
Misspelling of knock.
• conk
Nock (plural Nocks)
A surname.
• 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.
• 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
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
