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Webster 1913 Edition

Notch

Notch

(nŏch)
,
Noun.
[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 elevations; a deep, close pass; a defile;
as, the
notch
of a mountain
.

Notch

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Notched
(nŏcht)
;
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Notch

NOTCH

,
Noun.
[G. to crack or flaw. It seems to be the same word in origin as niche, nick.]
1.
A hollow cut in any thing; a nick; an indentation.
And on the stick ten equal notches makes.
2.
An opening or narrow passge through a mountain or hill. We say, the notch of a mountain.

NOTCH

,
Verb.
T.
To cut in small hollows; as, to notch a stick.

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