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NOTCHINGS
Noun
notchings
plural of notching
Source: Wiktionary
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.)
Definition: A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.
4. (Engin.)
Definition: A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.
NOTCH
Notch, n. Etym: [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.]
1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.
2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
Notch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]
1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
2. 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. Herrick.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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