notched stick

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• Notched — Notch Notch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notched} (n[o^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Notching}.] 1. To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick. [1913 Webster] 2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tally-Stick — 1) A long wooden stick used as a receipt. It was notched to indicate the amount due and then split in half. Tallies were used in the exchequer for accounting and could also be used to assign revenues. The exchequer could issue half a tally to a… …   Medieval glossary

• nick-stick — North Country (Newcastle) Words a tally or notched stick by which accounts are kept after the ancient method …   English dialects glossary

• Monkey stick — This article is about a musical instrument for other uses see Mendoza (disambiguation). The mendoza, mendozer, monkey stick or lagerphone, is a traditional English percussion instrument, widely used in folk music. The origins of the name are not… …   Wikipedia

• rhythm stick — noun : one of a pair of plain or notched wood sticks that are struck or rubbed together to produce percussive sounds and are used especially by children in rhythm bands * * * a small wooden stick used, esp. by a child, as a simple percussive… …   Useful english dictionary

• rhythm stick — noun Date: 1952 one of a pair of plain or notched wood sticks that are struck or rubbed together to produce various percussive sounds and are used especially by young children in rhythm bands …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gee haw whimmy diddle — noun A wooden toy consisting of a notched stick with a smaller stick attached on the end. Rubbing the notched stick with another stick causes the smaller stick to spin; with practice the spin can be made to change from rightward (gee) to leftward …   Wiktionary

• African music — Introduction       the musical sounds and practices of all indigenous peoples of Africa, including the Berber in the Sahara and the San (Bushmen) and Khoikhoin (Hottentot) in Southern Africa. The music of European settler communities and that of… …   Universalium

• Tally — 1) A long wooden stick used as a receipt. It was notched to indicate the amount due and then split in half. Tallies were used in the exchequer for accounting and could also be used to assign revenues. The exchequer could issue half a tally to a… …   Medieval glossary

• Gee-haw whammy diddle — A gee haw whammy diddle is mechanical toy consisting of two wooden sticks. One has a series of notches cut transversely along its side and a smaller wooden stick or a propeller attached to the end with a nail or pin. This stick is held stationary …   Wikipedia

• Diné Bahaneʼ — (Navajo: Story of the People ), the Navajo creation story, describes the prehistoric emergence of the Navajos, and centers on the area known as the Dinétah, the traditional homeland of the Navajo people. This story forms the basis for the… …   Wikipedia