Noun: nock nók
- (archery) either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring; the notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring
"The archer carefully placed the arrow's nock on the bowstring"
- (archery) fit an arrow to a bowstring by setting its notch in place
"The archer nocked an arrow and drew the bow"
Sounds like: k
Derived forms: nocked, nocking, nocks
Encyclopedia: Nock, Matthew