单词 | unnock |
释义 | unnockv. transitive. To remove (an arrow) from a bowstring by disengaging the nock at the end; (also) to remove (a bowstring) from the nock at the end of an arrow. Cf. nock v. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > use of bow and arrow > shoot (arrow) [verb (transitive)] > detach (arrow) from string unnock1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 768/2 I unnocke a shafte, je descosche. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 768/2 Who hath unnocked my shafte? 1677 W. C. Archerie Reviv'd 2 The bow too much bent may un-nock the string. 1905 Christian Advocate 80 50/2 Low spake the Hero, unnocking his arrow. 1926 R. P. Elmer Archery i. 15 I lifted up a Korean bow to show them what would really happen if the cord were unnocked. 2005 T. Airhart Elk Hunting i. vi. 77 We unnocked arrows and crossed a small stream so that we would have a chance at a shot if the bulls again approached. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1530 |
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