nock

¹nock

noun \ˈnäk\

Definition of NOCK

1

: one of the notches cut in either of two tips of horn fastened on the ends of a bow or in the bow itself for holding the string

2

a : the part of an arrow having a notch for the bowstring b : the notch itself

Origin of NOCK

Middle English nocke notched tip on the end of a bow; akin to Middle Dutch nocke summit

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with NOCK

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, grok, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, pock, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok