Category:Notching

Notch"ing, n.

1. The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.

2. The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.

3. (carp.)

Defn: a method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, As at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.

4. (engin.)

Defn: a method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings Side by side. See also gulleting.