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



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