Notching

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  • v. Present participle of notch.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
  • n. The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
  • n. A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.
  • n. A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A notch or series of notches.
  • n. In engineering, same as gulleting.
  • n. In carpentry, a simple method of joining timbers in a frame, either by dovetails or by square joints or lap-joints. Calking, halving, and scarfing are forms of it.
  • Word Usage
    "The Giants 'own offense was wickedly dynamic in notching a season-high in points, in showcasing now-official game-breaker Hakeem Nicks and in keeping the Texans off the field."
    Variant
    gulleting   
    Verb Stem
    notch