Notch

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.

II. Notch ·noun A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an Indentation.

III. Notch ·noun A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.

IV. Notch ·vt To cut or make notches in ; to Indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.