Definition of notch

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Notch (n.) A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.

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Notching :: Notching (n.) The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
Hacker :: Hacker (n.) One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack..
Dentirostral :: Dentirostral (a.) Having a toothed bill; -- applied to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under Beak..
Tally :: Tally (n.) A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a tally in a game..
Indenture :: Indenture (v. t.) To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow..
Latch :: Latch (n.) A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted..
Emarginated :: Emarginated (a.) Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.
Interlobar :: Interlobar (a.) Between lobes; as, the interlobar notch of the liver; the interlobar ducts of a gland..
Notch :: Notch (n.) A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
Nick :: Nick (n.) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution..
Nick :: Nick (n.) A notch cut into somethin.
Nick :: Nick (v. t.) To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc..
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard..
Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..
Comb :: Comb (n.) The notched scale of a wire micrometer.
Hack :: Hack (n.) An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.
Notching :: Notching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Notc.
Ratch :: Ratch (n.) A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or click works..
Tally :: Tally (n.) Hence, any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in duplicate..
Gib :: Gib (n.) A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw..
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