The handle is fastened on as before, but has two transverse holes instead of one, and has four deep rounded notches for the fingers.
The last and the ones at each end of the sled also secure the rail by passing through a hole near its edge, in which are cut square notches to make room for the other lashings.
It is rather rudely carved, old, and dirty, but thenotches on the haft are newly cut.
The deep notches for the lashing, one on each side, are 1 inch behind the middle.
It terminates in a blunt point instead of a hook, and has three finger notches in the haft.
In the middle are twonotches to fit the nose, the one in the lower edge deep and rounded, the upper very shallow.
The butt is shouldered on the under surface to receive the haft and roughened with crosscuts to prevent slipping, with two shallow rough transverse notches on the upper surface for the lashings.
The remains of two wing tips of some small bird are tied to one of the notches at the upper end.
The lines are reeled in the usual manner on the rod, and the hooks caught into notches on the sides of it.
The three notches on the lower edge of the haft are for the fingers.
Professor's inquiry, as he bent over the side and examined the notches which were made for the oars.
Notice how the forward sides of these notches are worn.
The notches made in climbing trees are cut by means of a small stone hatchet and, as already observed, with each hand alternately.
The cutting of these notches is intended to signalise the arrival on earth of a new human being, since it thus shows that Kari registers the souls that he has sent forth by notching the tree against which he leans.
As soon as this is done the father cuts a series of notchesin the tree, starting from the ground and terminating at the height of the breast.
There were the parapets of fortified houses, with their regularnotches and embrasures.
And the trapper pointed to a row of small notches cut in the stock of his rifle.
These six notches stood for Apaches only; for as my eye wandered along the outlines of the piece, I saw that there were many other columns in that terrible register!
The birds' eyes and curls are formed by removing the staining from the ground with a piece of stiff leather, the edges of which are cut in notches so that the several points will touch the work at the same time.
We now went regularly to work, and scraped at the tree with care until three hacks, as plain as any three notches ever were, could be seen.
They are not tapped for sap, as is customary in most parts of the Philippines, but notches are cut in the tree trunks in order to supply foothold for the fruit gatherer.
A second section of bamboo is cut to a sharp edge, and this is rubbed rapidly back and forth in the notches until the friction produces a spark, which when caught on tinder can be blown into a flame.
Two notches are cut through a section of bamboo, and tree cotton is placed below them.
The general opinion is, that they will not remain in so long as the Rads, but that they will score their notches much quicker.
Spencer, incautiously trying to score too many notches for one of his hits, was stumped out by Ripon, and Melbourne succeeded him.
He further states that the Kaffir chronology is kept by the moon, and is registered by notches on sticks--the death of a favourite chief, or the gaining of a victory, serving for a new era.
The earliest numerical records, if we may judge by the practices of the less civilised races now existing, were probably kept by notches cut on sticks, or strokes marked on walls; much as public-house scores are kept now.
There are various ways of notching; one of the neatest is to fold over one corner of each notch; or you may arrange the notches to stand upright and lie flat, alternately, all round the edge.
Cut little notches in them, and lay them for a short time in very cold water.
The {gluphides} are probably notches which give a hold for the fingers as they draw back the string.
The spinal nerves pass out through wide notches or spaces between the successive neural arches.
In Alligators both first and fourth lower teeth bite into pits in the upper jaw; in Garials they both bite into notchesor grooves in the upper jaw.
The string should first of all be wound very loosely on to cardboard, and if necessary slits or notches can be cut in it to hold the string firm.
There are eighteen notchesacross one edge of the knob and eight on the other.
When there are two, the notches are usually at each end; when there are four, they are at the end and side edges.
On the reverse are three longitudinal incisions apparently more recently made, and eleven notches on each side edge.
Oval flat river pebble with four notches chipped in the edge from both sides, and about equi-distant from each other, probably a sinker for a fish net.
Some of the notches on the other side are broken away with the arm, which is missing.
There are fifteen fine incisions running obliquely down from the notches on the left to the first longitudinal incision.
Sometimes, the notches are so crudely made that the edge of the pebble is simply roughened so that a string tied about it at this place would hold.
They have two or four notches chipped from each side in the edges.
Oval flat river pebble with four notches chipped in the edge from both sides, and about equi-distant from each other, probably a sinker for a fish net (Fig.
Oval river pebble with four notches chipped in the edge nearly equi-distant from each other, probably a sinker for a fish net.
Flat disk-shaped pebble with four notchesabout equi-distant around the edge, and chipped from each side, probably a sinker for a fish net.
I have been coming here so many years--count," he said, pointing to the notches from the butt upwards to a height beyond my reach.
Of notches six times ten had Andre cut within the shaft of one great pine that sings above that wonderful caprice of pool, and quiet river reach, and torrent wild, men long have called the Upper Saguenay.
After gazing at the cedar-wood for a minute or two, and trying to make the six notches count seven, she gave it up, and went on with her weaving.
Rosita's eyes, us she said this, were bent upon a thin piece of cedar-wood that hung against the wall, and upon which six little notches were observable.
As an aid to the memory, they frequently made use of notches cut in a stick or some similar device for the computation of nights (for days were counted by nights) or even of months and years.
The letter is denoted by the length of the stroke or notch, its position, whether above or below the arris or line, or appearing both above and below, and likewise the number of strokes or notches grouped together.
Ogham may be briefly described as an arrangement of strokes, or indented lines or notches cut on the arris, though sometimes found on the flat of the stone or other material, when a straight line is substituted for the arris.
A very small dagger-blade of bronze, with widenotches in the handle-plate.
To enter the huts, the visitor had to climb an upright pole by means of notches cut in the side.
Trees of soft wood are climbed by cuttingnotches two feet apart on alternate sides.
Notches of sleeve put together] Turn the sleeve inside out and fold the cuff in the creases.
Take one sleeve and holding with the right side join notches together (Figure 78).
Where the seams join each other, little notches are made and corresponding notches are placed together and pinned after the pattern is cut.
So bring to woeful Pentavalon and to us all and every, peace at last and prosperity--and to sorrowful Roger a belt wherein be no accursed notches and a soul made clean.
Yet a notch it is, forsooth, and how shall my heart go light and my soul clean until I have a belt with notches not one?
Now I'm fain to know if for these twelve I may cut twelve notches from my belt, or must we share their lives betwixt us and I count but three?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "notches" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
