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Nocked vs Necked - What's the difference?

nocked | necked |

As verbs the difference between nocked and necked

is that nocked is (nock) while necked is (neck).

As an adjective necked is

(in combination) having some specific type of neck.

nocked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (nock)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    nock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • * Chapman
    • He took his arrow by the nock .
  • (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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).

    • Anagrams

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    References

    necked

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (in combination) Having some specific type of neck
  • (nautical, archaic, of a treenail) Cracked.

    • Derived terms

    * black-necked screamer * grey-necked wood rail * pencil-necked * ring-necked parakeet * side-necked turtle * snake-necked turtle * stiff-necked * yellow-necked mouse

    Verb

    (head)
  • (neck)