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Nocks

Scope note

Use for small pieces of hard material such as hardwood, horn, metal, or plastic, found at the rear tip of arrow shafts, the tips of bows, and on the center shaft of crossbows, that carry a notch for holding the bow string.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000230426

Broader Terms used

<projectile weapon components>

Equivalent Terms used

nock

Created

13yrs ago

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