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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.