notchern.
/ˈnɒtʃə/, U.S. /ˈnɑtʃər/ 1.
a. A person who makes or keeps a score (originally in Cricket; cf. notch v. 1b). rare.
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society > leisure > sport > recording score > [noun] > scorer
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c1740 in Daily News 19 Oct. (1897) 7/2 The Bowler, The Striker, The Notcher [etc.].
1895 C. W. Scott Among Apple Orchards 52 A deal table accommodated the notcher or scorer.
1998 G. Maxwell Breakage 47 All notchers of nul points and all who have a problem Houston.
b. A worker who makes notches in glass. rare.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > worker with glass > [noun] > involved with specific types or processes
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glass-cutter1703
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1962 Gloss. Terms Glass Industry (B.S.I.) 47 Notcher, a worker who grinds notches in flat glass.
2. A device or instrument for making notches.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [noun] > for performing specific processes
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notcher1858
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1858 Sci. Amer. Sept. 82/2 Attaching the stretcher to the rib, the rib to the notcher, and the stretcher to the runner, by coils or hooks of the exterior wire.
1879 Organ Voicing & Tuning 8 Tools for voicing and tuning... 1. The notchers of various sizes.
1960 Ecology 41 486/1 The method finally adopted was notching the tail by means of a large-size pig ear-notcher.
1994 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 Feb. a8 (advt.) Public Auction... Power nibbler, de-burring machine, OBI presses, corner notchers, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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