Nock may refer to:

Archery

* In a

bow and arrow The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles ( arrows). Humans used bows and arrows for hunting and aggression long before recorded history, and the practice was comm ...

, two notches near the bow's respective ends, for attaching the bowstring *

Nock (arrow) An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers ca ...

, in an arrow, the notch in the fletched (feathered) end of the arrow, for engaging the bowstring

People

Henry Nock Henry Nock (1741–1804) was a British inventor and engineer of the Napoleonic period, best known as a gunsmith. Nock produced many innovative weapons including the screwless lock and the seven-barrelled volley gun, although he did not invent ...

(1741–1804), British gunsmith, founder of Wilkinson Sword *

David Nock David Nock (20 September 1828 – 16 June 1909) was a member of the South Australian Parliament, remembered for introducing a Bill ("Nock's Act") forcing licensed premises to close on Sundays. History Nock was born on 20 September 1828. He arrive ...

(1829–1909), politician in South Australia *

William Nock (cricketer) William Charles Nock (born 1864 in the West Indies, died 3 February 1909) was a West Indian cricketer who was manager of the first West Indian touring team to England in 1900. Nock worked in the civil service in Trinidad. He played two first-c ...

(1864–1909), West Indian cricketer * Albert Jay Nock (1873–1945), American author *

Arthur Darby Nock Arthur Darby Nock (21 February 1902 – 11 January 1963) was an English classicist and theologian, regarded as a leading scholar in the history of religion. He was a professor at Harvard University from 1930 until his death. Early life Nock ...

(1902–1963), English classical scholar and theologian *

O. S. Nock Oswald Stevens Nock, Bachelor of Science, B. Sc., Diploma of Imperial College, DIC, Civil engineer, C. Eng, Institution of Civil Engineers, M.I.C.E., Institution of Mechanical Engineers, M.I.Mech.E., Institute of Locomotive Engineers, M.I.Loco. ...

(1905–1994), British engineer and railway historian *

Bello Nock Bello Nock (born September 27, 1968), often known simply as Bello, is an American daredevil clown and circus performer. Nock has been listed in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' for his highwire walk over a cruise ship. He has performed s ...

(born 1968), American circus performer

Other uses

* Nock gun, a seven-barrelled volley gun * National Oil Corporation of Kenya * Nock, a low-level functional programming language used in Urbit

Archery

People

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