nock
/nɑk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Misspelling of knock.
verb
Misspelling of knock.
Example Sentences
- "Meanwhile there had been bustle and preparation in all parts of the great vessel. The archers stood in groups about the decks, new-stringing their bows, and testing that they were firm at the nocks."
- "Each drew his string from its waterproof case and bent the huge arc of his war-bow as he fitted it into the nocks."
- "He took his arrow by the nock."
- "Then taking up his own good stout bow and nocking an arrow with care, he shot with his very greatest skill."
- "It is a Scotch bow, I see, for the upper nock is without and the lower within. By the black rood! it is a good piece of yew, well nocked, well strung, well waxed, and very joyful to the feel."
- "I put my hair up, and was just finished, when mother nocked. It was terrable^([sic])."
Etymology
From Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”). Both could be related to nook (“corner, recess”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /nɑk/
- British English: /nɒk/