notching

English

Verb

notching

1. present participle and gerund of notch

Noun

notching (plural notchings)

1. A notched mark or pattern.
   • 2003, John Hough, The Last Summer, page 136:

     She looked up into his face and he into hers, and he saw her light-struck green eyes and the delicate notchings of her crow's feet.

2. A method of joining framing-timbers, by halving, scarfing, or caulking.