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How to pronounce nock in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mark, score
Type of notch
Has types line, scarify, scotch, scribe
Verb group scar, mark, pit, pock

Examples of nock

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Nock believes self-embedding is a dangerous evolution, but says it is not unique.
From the time.com
Nock balanced on the 995m long rope to break a world record as part of a charity event.
From the stuff.co.nz
Contributing Editor Robin Man-nock is no stranger to the more rigorous aspects of journalism.
From the time.com
The nock was often further away from the upper end of the siyah than on Qum-Darya type examples.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The siyah laths became much wider in profile above the nock and less rounded, giving a bulbous aspect.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The nock is a notch in the rearmost end of the arrow.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Nock balanced on the 995 meters long rope to break his own world record, as part of a charity event.
From the metro.co.uk
Archers in the Wheelchair 1 class who are unable to nock arrows can also receive help to load arrows into the bow.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The arm guard, finger tab and the nock.
From the delawareonline.com
More examples
  • Score: make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"
  • Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring; The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring; Common misspelling of knock; To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow; To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow)
  • The foreward top corner of a four cornered staysail.
  • Attachment to the tip of the lower leading edge (LLE) used to tension and secure the sail.
  • Notch in a bow and in an arrow, designed to keep the arrow in its proper place for firing.
  • Forked protective cap on rear of bolt; usually necessary with trackless crossbows to keep bolt in contact with string. Notches at each end of bow or lath to accept string are also called nocks.
  • Affixes an arrow to a bowstring.