n.
Pronunciation: ' näch
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps alteration (fr. misdivision of an otch ) of *otch, from Middle French oche
Date: 1577
1 a : a V-shaped indentation b : a slit made to serve as a record c : a rounded indentation cut into the pages of a book on the edge opposite the spine
2 : a deep close pass : GAP
3 : DEGREE , STEP
– notched \ ' nächt \ adjective