NOCK

nock

Noun

  1. Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
  2. The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
  3. The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.

Verb

  1. To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow.
  2. To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).


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