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