noun the small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
2. notching ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of notch.
3. notching ·noun the act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
4. notching ·noun a method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. ·see also gulleting.
5. notching ·noun a method of joining timbers, scantling, ·etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.