nock

(näk)

noun

  1. a notch for holding the string at either end of a bow
  2. a notch in the end of an arrow, for the insertion of the bowstring

Origin: ME nocke < Scand, as in Swed dial. nokke, notch < IE *kneug- < base *ken-, to pinch > nook, nut

transitive verb

  1. to make a notch in (a bow or arrow)
  2. to set (an arrow) into the bowstring

See nock in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The groove at either end of a bow for holding the bowstring.
  2. The notch in the end of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
transitive verb nocked, nock·ing, nocks
  1. To put a nock in (a bow or arrow).
  2. To fit (an arrow) to a bowstring.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English nokke

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