NOCKS

Verb

nocks

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nock

Anagrams

• conks

Proper noun

Nocks

plural of Nock

Anagrams

• conks

Source: Wiktionary


NOCK

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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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