Nook

·noun A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.

nook
a corner ; the toll-nook, the corner of the market-place where the toll used to be taken. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
nook
A small indentation of the land; a little cove in the inner parts of bays and harbours. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Nook-shotten
·adj Full of nooks, angles, or corners. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
nook-shotten
spoken of a wall in a bevil, and not at right angles with another wall. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
toll-nook
a corner of the market place where the toll used to be taken. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
nook-shotten
A Shakspearian expression for a coast indented with bays; as in Henry V. Bourbon speaks contemptuous...

The Sailor's Word-Book