Definition of notching

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Notch
• n. - The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
• n. - The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
• n. - A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.
• n. - A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.