nock

1. The groove at either end of a bow for holding the bowstring.
2. The notch in the end of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.

1. To put a nock in (a bow or arrow).
2. To fit (an arrow) to a bowstring.

[Middle English nokke.]

Tutor's tip: With a slight "knock" (strike) the arrow broke right at its "nock" (notch in an arrow where it is fit to a bow).

The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make small marks into the surface of
  Synonyms: score, mark

Nock may refer to:

• Nock - the notch in the end of an arrow
• Nock - to mount an arrow to a bow (when used as a verb)
• Nock - members of the Nock family of gunsmiths in England
  • Henry Nock (1741–1804) - gunsmith who also founded Wilkinson Sword in 1772
  • Samuel Nock - gunsmith
• Nock gun - especially Nock's volley gun used by the Royal Navy

• Albert Jay Nock
• Oswald Stevens Nock (1905–1994) - engineer and railway historian
• Vicesimus Nock (1752–1821) - teacher and writer
• National Oil Corporation of Kenya

See also

• Knock
• Nauck
• NOK_(disambiguation)

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