notching

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notching, n.

The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows. [1913 Webster]
The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches. [1913 Webster]
A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions. [1913 Webster]
A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting. [1913 Webster]

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