What does "notch" mean?
Notch: A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
Additional senses
- 2.To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
- 3.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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