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notch
From The 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. [1913 Webster] God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. --Herrick. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Notch \Notch\ (n[o^]ch), n. [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. [1913 Webster] And on the stick ten equal notches makes. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. A narrow passage between two elevations; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain. [1913 Webster]
