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Nock

Nock Meaning & Definition
Nock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nock?

[v] make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nock: mark | score

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nock:

See Also | line | notch | scarify | scotch | scribe

Nock In Webster's Dictionary

\Nock\, n. [See {Notch}.] 1. A notch. He took his arrow by the nock. --Chapman. 2. (Naut.) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.
\Nock\, v. t. To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow. --Chapman.

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