nock

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“
On his arrows he left the natural curve of the feather at the nock, and while the rear binding started an inch or more from the butt of the arrow, the feather drooped over the nock.

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  1. noun The groove at either end of a bow for holding the bowstring.
  2. noun The notch in the end of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
  3. transitive verb To put a nock in (a bow or arrow).
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  • The cord to the nock, the shaft to the ear, and the king of Koth for a mark! —  Conan -- The Stories from Weird Tales (1932-1936)
  • A bigger factor is the even draw pressure applied to both sides of the arrow nock, as opposed to the upward pressure of a release under the nock.
  • Brackett's [King's Arms tavern], on the Neck, and endeavored to 'nock 'em up, to give us a dish of coffee; but failing, we backed about to the Punch Bowl [in Dock Square?], where, after long labors, we raised the house and got our desires gratified, and got home about four o'clock in the morning. —  Boston 1775
  • They are not they must be on the Government population control nock off list. —  Homeland Stupidity
  • Simply, a higher octane was developed for more "anti-nock" in cars with higher compression.
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English nokke.

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  1. from Middle English nocke = Middle Dutch nocke = Danish nok = Swedish nock, Old Swedish nocka, dial. nokke, nokk, a nock, notch; cf. Italian nocco, nocca, a nock, of Teutonic origin. Now assibilated notch, q. v. Cf. nick.
  2. from nock, n. Cf. notch.
 

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