Associations to the word «Nock»
Noun
Verb
Wiktionary
NOCK, noun. Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
NOCK, noun. The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
NOCK, noun. (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
NOCK, noun. Misspelling of knock.
NOCK, verb. (transitive) To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow.
NOCK, verb. (transitive) To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).
Dictionary definition
NOCK, verb. Make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.