A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.
A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
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.
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