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What does nocking mean?

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Verb
  1. present participle of nock
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Second, use a nocking system that applies a small amount of downward pressure on the arrow to keep it firmly on the rest as you yank the string back.
These are a nocking point, a string peep, bowstring silencers and bowstring wax.
Dropping the water skin, he stood up rapidly and took out his bow, nocking an arrow rapidly, aiming for the direction of the voices.
To correct a nock-high tear, move the nocking point down or move the arrow rest up.
Then taking up his own good stout bow and nocking an arrow with care, he shot with his very greatest skill.
As the nocking point jumps up and down during the power stroke, it jerks the arrow hock up and down, which creates excessive and violent oscillation in the arrow.

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