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Synonyms for nock

Grammar : Noun
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Phonetic Transcription : nɒk

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Définition of nock

Origin :
  • "notch on a bow," late 14c., of uncertain origin, probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish nock "notch"), but cf. also Low German nokk, Dutch nok "tip of a sail." Perhaps connected to nook.
  • As in notch : noun indentation
Example sentences :
  • In each of the tips of horn is a notch for the string called "the nock."
  • Extract from : « How to Fence » by Aaron A. Warford
  • Scarcely had Johnny stepped back to nock an arrow, than the other saw him.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Fire » by Roy J. Snell
  • This is the application of the nock of the arrow to its proper place on the string.
  • Extract from : « The Theory and Practice of Archery » by Horace Ford
  • In each of the tips of the horns is a notch for the string, called the nock.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Entertaining » by M. E. W. Sherwood
  • He thought seriously for several moments, then telepathed Nock.
  • Extract from : « Man of Many Minds » by E. Everett Evans
  • The first of these is for the cock feather and should be on a line perpendicular to the nock.
  • Extract from : « Hunting with the Bow and Arrow » by Saxton Pope
  • The “bob-tail” diminishes from the pile to the nock; the “chested” tapers from the middle to the pile.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 » by Various
  • The nock should be strong, and very carefully finished, so that no injury may be done by the string or to the string.
  • Extract from : « The Theory and Practice of Archery » by Horace Ford
  • Care must be taken that the nocking-part of the string exactly fits or fills the nock of the arrow.
  • Extract from : « The Theory and Practice of Archery » by Horace Ford
  • The stick with the nock appears to be the butt end of a projectile shaft.
  • Extract from : « A Burial Cave in Baja California » by William C. Massey

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