Scutch

[skʌtʃ]

Definition

(v. t.) To beat or whip; to drub.

(v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.

(v. t.) To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.

(n.) A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.

(n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

Typed by Konrad

Definition

v.t. to beat: to separate from the core as flax.—n. a coarse tow that separates from flax in scutching.—ns. Scutch′er one who dresses hedges: an implement used in scutching esp. a beater in a flax-scutching machine &c.; Scutch′ing-sword a beating instrument in scutching flax by hand.

Edited by Antony