01 n. The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
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The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
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The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
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A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.(Carp.)
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A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.(Engin.) See: Gulleting