subs. (venery).—See quot., and MONOSYLLABLE.

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  1785.  GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. NOTCH, the private parts of a woman.

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  Verb. (cricketers’).—1.  To score; and (2—common) to denote an advantage: e.g., ‘Notch me another.’

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  1836.  DICKENS, Pickwick Papers, vii. In short, when Dumkins was caught out, and Podder stumped out, All-Muggleton had NOTCHED, some fifty-four, while the score of the Dingley Dellers was as blank as their faces.

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