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Meaning of 'nock' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nock [ n.]
- A notch.
- The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.
2 . Nock [ v. t.]
- To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.

Meaning of 'nock' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nock [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make small marks into the surface of
Example in sentence:
  • score the clay before firing it

Nearby Words:

nocake nocent nocently nocive noctambulation noctambulism noctambulist noctambulo noctidial noctiferous

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