01 n. A notch.
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A notch.“He took his arrow by the nock.” — Chapman.
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The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.(Naut.)
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3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Nock
/näk/
· IPA /nɒk/
02 v. t. To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.
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To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.