Did you nock an arrow?
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Nock
//nɒk//
Synonyms for "nock" (16 found)
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Translations
15 translations across 11 languages.
Czech
1 entries- zářez noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
Finnish
3 entries- hahlo noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
- jänneura noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
- nokki noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
French
2 entries- encoche noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
- encocher verb (to fit an arrow)
German
1 entries- Nocke noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
Irish
1 entries- eang noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
Italian
1 entries- cocca noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- سوفار noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
- گز noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
Persian
1 entries- سوفار noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
Spanish
1 entries- culatín noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
Turkish
1 entries- gez noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
Welsh
1 entries- hicyn noun (the notch at the rear of an arrow)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
Each drew his string from its waterproof case and bent the huge arc of his war-bow as he fitted it into the nocks.
Source: wiktionary
He took his arrow by the nock.
Source: wiktionary
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