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Webster 1913 Edition


Nock

Nock

,
Noun.
[See
Notch
.]
1.
A notch.
He took his arrow by the
nock
.
Chapman.
2.
(Naut.)
The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.

Nock

,
Verb.
T.
To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.
Chapman.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nock

NOCK

,
Noun.
A notch. [See Notch.]

NOCK

,
Verb.
T.
To place in the notch.