What does "notching" mean?
Notching: The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
Additional senses
- 2.(Carp.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.
- 3.(Engin.) A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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