diff --git a/emul/forth/z80c.bin b/emul/forth/z80c.bin
index 8eb6d75..cdba5f0 100644
Binary files a/emul/forth/z80c.bin and b/emul/forth/z80c.bin differ
diff --git a/forth/forth.asm b/forth/forth.asm
index cdf0455..6b323d9 100644
--- a/forth/forth.asm
+++ b/forth/forth.asm
@@ -743,30 +743,10 @@ FIND_:
 	push	de
 	jp	next
 
-.fill 41
-
-	.db	"NOT"
-	.dw	$-FIND_
-	.db	3
-NOT:
-	.dw	nativeWord
-	pop	hl
-	call	chkPS
-	ld	a, l
-	or	h
-	ld	hl, 0
-	jr	nz, .skip	; true, keep at 0
-	; false, make 1
-	inc	hl
-.skip:
-	push	hl
-	jp	next
-
-
-.fill 362
+.fill 427
 
 	.db	"_bend"
-	.dw	$-NOT
+	.dw	$-FIND_
 	.db	5
 ; Offset: 0647
 .out $
diff --git a/forth/icore.fs b/forth/icore.fs
index b4e4ec5..a6f5589 100644
--- a/forth/icore.fs
+++ b/forth/icore.fs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 ( This is only the "early parser" in earlier stages. No need
   for an abort message )
 : (parse)
-    _c (parsed) NOT IF _c ABORT THEN
+    _c (parsed) _c NOT IF _c ABORT THEN
 ;
 
 ( a -- )
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     _c DUP      ( a a )
     _c C@       ( a c )
     ( exit if null )
-    _c DUP NOT IF _c 2DROP EXIT THEN
+    _c DUP _c NOT IF _c 2DROP EXIT THEN
     _c EMIT     ( a )
     1 _c +         ( a+1 )
     AGAIN
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@
 ( The NOT is to normalize the negative/positive numbers to 1
   or 0. Hadn't we wanted to normalize, we'd have written:
   32 CMP 1 - )
-: WS? 33 _c CMP 1 _c + NOT ;
+: WS? 33 _c CMP 1 _c + _c NOT ;
 
 : TOWORD
     BEGIN
-    _c C< _c DUP _c WS? NOT IF EXIT THEN _c DROP
+    _c C< _c DUP _c WS? _c NOT IF EXIT THEN _c DROP
     AGAIN
 ;
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 
 : BOOT
     LIT< (parse) (find) _c DROP _c (parse*) _c !
-    LIT< (c<) (find) NOT IF LIT< KEY (find) _c DROP THEN
+    LIT< (c<) (find) _c NOT IF LIT< KEY (find) _c DROP THEN
     ( 48 == CINPTR )
     [ 48 @ LITN ] _c !
     LIT< (c<$) (find) IF EXECUTE ELSE _c DROP THEN
diff --git a/forth/z80c.fs b/forth/z80c.fs
index 0accf92..ca4f799 100644
--- a/forth/z80c.fs
+++ b/forth/z80c.fs
@@ -149,6 +149,19 @@ CODE XOR
     HL PUSHqq,
 ;CODE
 
+CODE NOT
+    HL POPqq,
+    chkPS,
+    A L LDrr,
+    H ORr,
+    HL 0 LDddnn,
+    3 JRNZe, ( skip)
+    ( false, make 1 )
+    HL INCss,
+( skip )
+    HL PUSHqq,
+;CODE
+
 CODE +
     HL POPqq,
     DE POPqq,