nock

Speech parts

1. nock - Noun

2. nock - Verb

3. Nock - Proper noun

Meaning

A notch.

The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.

To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.

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score the clay before firing it Source: Internet

Henry Nock, also 11, was unfazed by the lockdown too – he’s already missed a rugby residential tour, his Y6 residential trip to north Wales and a family skiing trip – but footie in the garden is fine by him. Source: Internet

The end of the arrow, rather than being slit for a nock, would be sharpened like an arrowhead, then the rear end of the arrow would be slipped into this ring and drawn and released as usual. Source: Internet

Four-feather fletching is usually symmetrical and there is no preferred orientation for the nock; this makes nocking the arrow slightly easier. Source: Internet

The back of the arrow is attached to the bowstring with the nock (a small locking groove located at the proximal end of the arrow). Source: Internet

The bowstring would have a small ring that is tied onto the string at the proper point where the nock would normally be placed. Source: Internet

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