nock

IPA: nˈɑk

Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
(archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
(nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
A surname.
Misspelling of knock. [An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.]

(transitive) To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. (See also notch (verb).)
(transitive) To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).

Examples of "nock" in Sentences

I glued the nock on and glued the bobber light shut.
I was using a lighted nock that activates when nock is pushed forward.
Yes | No | Report from micropterus wrote 24 weeks 1 day ago or is it "nock"?
One other nock on them is if you don't flip it at the right speed it will produce a choppy sound.
Not to knock the book's copy editor, but the nock is the notch at the end of the arrow into which the bowstring fits.
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.