Nock

== English == === Etymology === From the Middle English phrase atten okes (“at the oaks”). === Proper noun === Nock (plural Nocks) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Nock is the 13798th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2191 individuals. Nock is most common among White (68.1%) and Black/African American (26.38%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 674. === Anagrams === conk == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Low German [Term?] meaning “the protruding end of something,” or Dutch nok. Compare English nook, Faroese nakkur (“steep, protruding promontory”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔk/ === Noun === Nock n or f (strong or mixed, genitive Nockes or Nocks, plural Nocke or Nocken) (nautical) bridge wing Synonym: Brückennock (nautical) yardarm Synonym: Rahnock ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Nocke Nocken === Further reading === “Nock” in Duden online “Nock” in Duden online “Nock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Nock (Schiffbau) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de