nock
nock · nocks
Nocke
Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstringEither of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
UK/nɒk/US/nɑk/
» Did you nock an arrow?
thrash242 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesEither of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
Nocke
The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
Examples
1 sentencesDid you nock an arrow?
Translations
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By meaning 1
the notch at the rear of an arrow:
Origin
From Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/NFrom Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”). Both could be related to nook (“corner, recess”).
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