notch (noch)

[An a ibilated form of nock.] 1. A nick or indentation; a small hollow or nick cut or sunk in anything, as in the end of an arrow for the reception of the bowstring. From his rug the skew'r he takes, And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift , Miscellanies. The indented stick that loses day by day Notch after notch , till all are smooth'd away. Cowper , Tirocinium, 1. 560. 2. In carp ., a hollow cut in the face of a piece note ticulation of the nasal and superior maxillary bones. (b) The large notch of the maxilla that forms the lateral and lower boundary of the entrance to the nasal cavity.Notch of Rivini, a small notch in the upper anterior part of the bony ring to which the tympanic membrane is attached. Also called tympanic notch. - Notch of the concha, the incisura inter tragic a, or notch between the tragus and the antitragus. Notch of the kidney, the hilum or porta ren is. - Popliteal notch, a shallow depre ion between the tibial tuberosities behind. - Posterior notch of the liver, a wide concave rece between the right and left lobes of the liver, embracing the crura of the diaphragm, the cava, the aorta, and the esophagus. - Pterygoid notch, the angular cleft between the two plates of the pterygoid proce , closed by the palate-bone. Also called incisura pterygoidea. - Sciatic notch, one of two notches on the posterior border of the hip-bone, the great (or iliosciatuc) and the small. The great sciatic notch is between the posterior inferior spine of the ilium and the spine of the ischium, and is converted into the great sacrosciatic foramen by the sacrosciatic ligaments; the small sciatic notch is between the spine and the tuberosity of the ischium, and is converted into a foramen by the same ligaments. - Sigmoid notch, the excavation between the condyle and the coronoid proce of the mandible. - Sphenopalatine notch, a notch between the sphenoidal and orbital proce es of the palate-bone, converted into the foramen of the same name by the sphenoid bone. - Supraorbital notch, a notch at the inner part of the orbital arch, transmitting the supraorbital nerve and artery. It is often a foramen. - Supra scapular notch, the notch on the superior border of the scapula, at the base of the coracoid proce , converted into a foramen by a ligament or a spiculum of bone. - Supra sternal notch, the notch or depre ion at the upper end of the sternum, between the sternal ends of the sternoclidomastoid muscles. - The top notch, the highest grade or degree of anything: as, the top notch of fashion or elegance. [Colloq.]-Tympanic notch. Same as notch of Rivini. Umbilical notch. See anterior notch of the liver. notch (noch), v. t. [ Before Corioli he scotched him and notched him like a carbonado. Shak ., Cor., iv. 5. 199. 2. To place in a notch; fit to a string by the notch, as an arrow. Mark how the ready hands of Death prepare; His bow is bent, and he hath notch'd his dart. Quarles, Emblems, i. 7. 3. In cricket, to mark or score; have as score the number of. [Slang.] In short, when Dumkins was caught out, and Podder stumped out, All-Mugg let on had notched some fifty-four, while the score of the Dingley Dellers was as blank as their faces. Dickens , Pickwick, vii. Same as snatch notch-block (nochʻblok), n. block. notch-board (noch'bord), n. In carp., same as bridge -board. notch-eared (noch'erd), a. Having emarginate ears: as, the notch - eared bat, Vespertilio emarginatus.