nock
nock definition
nock (näk)
noun
- a notch for holding the string at either end of a bow
- a notch in the end of an arrow, for the insertion of the bowstring
Etymology: ME nocke < Scand, as in Swed dial. nokke, notch < IE *kneug- < base *ken-, to pinch > nook, nut
transitive verb
- to make a notch in (a bow or arrow)
- to set (an arrow) into the bowstring
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