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Webster 1913 Edition
Notching
Notch′ing
,Noun.
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.)
A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.
4.
(Engin.)
A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also
Gulleting
.