notchy

notch

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Definitions of notchy word

noun notchy an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge. 1
noun notchy a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally. 1
noun notchy New England and Upstate New York. a deep, narrow opening or pass between mountains; gap; defile. 1
noun notchy Informal. a step, degree, or grade: This camera is a notch better than the other. 1
noun notchy Metallurgy. a taphole in a blast furnace: iron notch; cinder notch. 1
verb with object notchy to cut or make a notch in. 1

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; a notch (by false division) for an *otch < Old French oche notch

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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