Nock Definition

nŏk

nocked, nocks

noun

nocks

A notch for holding the string at either end of a bow.

Webster's New World

A notch in the end of an arrow, for the insertion of the bowstring.

Webster's New World

(nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.

Wiktionary

Common misspelling of knock.

Wiktionary

verb

nocked, nocks

To make a notch in (a bow or arrow)

Webster's New World

To set (an arrow) into the bowstring.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Origin of Nock

Attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian language (compare Swedish nock (“notch"), but compare Dutch nok.

From Wiktionary
Middle English nokke

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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