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noun

Notch n.

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

A narrow passage between two elevations; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.

verb

Notch v. t. (past & past part. notched; pres. part. notching)

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

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."

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Etymology of 'Notch'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Notch" Quotes from Famous Books

... descended like a streak of light, and the last of the murderers sank at the ole man's feet. The eighth notch was added to those on the knife, ...

— Frank, the Young Naturalist • Harry Castlemon

... squirm with the excess of her emotion, but it never relaxed in stiffness and kept on poking away, and making her more and more excited till we both came again in a perfect flood of love juice, which was so profuse that my balls and thighs, as well as her notch and legs, were all drowned in the creamy, viscous fluid and we lay panting and exhausted. There was no time for further fucking just then, so I rushed off to the bath-room ...

— Forbidden Fruit • Anonymous

... hewed-log houses. I have often seen hewed-log houses. Have you ever seen one? You cut big logs and split them open with a maul and a wedge. Then you take a pole ax and hack it on both sides. Then you notch it—cut it into a sort of tongue and groove joint in each end. Before you cut the notches in the end, you take a broad ax and hew it on both sides. The notch holds the corners of the house-ties every corner. You put the rafters up just like you do now. Then you lathe the rafters and ...

— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 • Works Projects Administration

... ready-to-wear garments. There was a black morning-coat, snug at the waist, moderately broad at the shoulders, closing with two buttons, its skirt sharply cut away from the lower button and reaching to the bend of the knee. The lapels were, of course, soft-rolled and joined the collar with a triangular notch. It is a coat of immense character when properly worn, and I was delighted to observe in the trying on that Cousin Egbert filled it rather smartly. Moreover, he submitted more meekly than I had hoped. The trousers I selected were of gray cloth, faintly striped, the waistcoat being of the same material ...

— Ruggles of Red Gap • Harry Leon Wilson

... Anchas," said the girl pointing. "That notch in the range is the pass where sheep are driven to Phoenix an' Maricopa. Those big rough mountains to the south are the Mazatzals. Round to the west is the Four Peaks Range. An' y'u're standin' ...

— To the Last Man • Zane Grey

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