Notch /(nŏch)/

1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.

   And on the stick ten equal notches makes.

2. A narrow passage between two elevations; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.

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

   God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow.