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Notch
Pronunciation : Notch
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Notch
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Notched; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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