nock
英 [nɒk]
美 [nɑk]
- n. 帆の上前端；矢の先端の弦
- vt.に切り込みを入れる；弦を留める
- n. （ノックの）人名；（英?独）Nock.
語源
nock へこみ。語源は不明だが、おそらくニックから。
英語の語源
- nock (n.)
- "notch on a bow," late 14c., of uncertain origin, probably from a Scandinavian source (such as Swedish nock "notch"), but compare Low German nokk, Dutch nok "tip of a sail." Perhaps connected to nook.
- nock (v.)
- "fit (an arrow) to a bowstring," 1510s, from nock (n.). Related: Nocked; nocking.
例文
- 1. Reduces the time taken to nock and draw arrows.
- 乗弓や矢を取る時間を減らす。
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