notching

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notching - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Notch \Notch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched (n[o^]cht); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Notching.]
     1. To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by
        notches; as, to notch a stick.
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     2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.
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              God is all sufferance; here he doth show
              No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. --Herrick.
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  Notching \Notch"ing\, n.
     1. The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small
        hollows.
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     2. The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
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     3. (Carp.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by
        notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or
        interlocking the notched portions.
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     4. (Engin.) A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series
        of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.
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