Nock

[nɔk]

(n.) A notch.

(n.) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.

(v. t.) To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.

Checked by Leon

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.

Typist: Ursula