JOTTING

jotting, jot

(noun) a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note

JOT

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

jotting

present participle of jot

Noun

jotting (plural jottings)

A brief note or sketch

Source: Wiktionary

JOT

Jot, n. Etym: [L. iota, Gr. i. Heb. y), the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. Cf. Iota.]

Definition: An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n. Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Matt. v. 18. Neither will they bate One jot of ceremony. Shak.

Jot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jotting.]

Definition: To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition