NOTCH
NOUNS
1523 ► the result of cutting; the incision, notch, slit, etc., made by cutting, esp. by a saw → KERF
1702 ► a notch, a hack; the mark left by an axe-stroke → HAG → Sc.
1887 ► a nick, notch, indentation; a bite, snap → NAG → Sc.
VERBS
1887 ► to nick, notch, or hack with a sharp instrument → NAG → Sc.
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