And on the stick ten equal notches makes.
Swift.
2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a
defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
Notch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.] 1.
To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as,
to notch a stick.