I propped myself with pieces of cloth, so that I might work more conveniently, and after groping out one of the divisions of the lid, I commenced Notching it crossways.
"The Boy Tar"
Mayne Reid
The corrected watches are carried to their owners by the next obliging person who passes the post, where the owner is Notching off the days on a piece of stick while he waits.
"The New North"
Agnes Deans Cameron
As it is, you have ended by Notching your otherwise capable weapon beyond repair and seriously damaging the scanty cloak I wear"-indicating the numerous rents that marred his dress of costly fur.
"Kai Lung's Golden Hours"
Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc