2. (Naut.) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.

Nock, v. t. To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as

a bow. Chapman.

Noc*tam`bu*la"tion (?), n. [L. nox, noctis, night + ambulare to walk:

cf. F. noctambulation.] Somnambulism; walking in sleep. Quain.

Noc*tam"bu*lism (?), n. Somnambulism.

Noc*tam"bu*list (?), n. A somnambulist.

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