Definition of nocking Nocking
We found 3 definitions of nocking from 2 different sources.
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What does nocking mean?
Wiktionary 
- nocking (Verb)
Present participle of nock.
Part of speech
🔤- nocking, verb, gerund of nock (infinitive).
WordNet
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| nock - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" | ||
| score, mark | ||
| notch notch a surface to record something | ||
| scarify puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces" | ||
| scotch make a small cut or score into | ||
| scribe score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking | ||
| line reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring" | ||
| pock, scar, pit, mark mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" | ||
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Wiktionary
- nock (Noun)
Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring. - nock (Noun)
The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring. - nock (Noun)
The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail. - nock (Verb)
To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. - nock (Verb)
To cut a nock in usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nock (n.)
A notch. - nock (n.)
The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail. - nock (v. t.)
To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nock
nok, n. the forward upper end of a sail that sets with a boom: a notch, esp. that on the butt-end of an arrow for the string. [Cf. Notch.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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nock
The forward upper end of a sail that sets with a boom. Also, a term used for notch.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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nock
The breech; from NOCK, a notch.
Part of speech
🔤- nock, verb, present, 1st person singular of nock (infinitive).
- nock, verb (infinitive).
