Category:Notch

Notch, n. Etym: [akin to nock; cf. Od. nock, osw. nocka. Cf. Nick a Notch.]

1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.

2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a Defile; as, the notch of a mountain.

Notch Notch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]

1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; As, to notch a stick.

2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show no arrow notched, only a Stringless bow. Herrick.