scutch (third-person singular simple present scutches, present participle scutching, simple past and past participle scutched)
(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) To beat or whip; to drub.
To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
scutch (plural scutches)
An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them.
The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.
scutch (plural scutches)
A tuft or clump of grass.
Source: Wiktionary
Scutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scutched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scutching.] Etym: [See Scotch to cut slightly.]
1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
3. To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing. Scutching machine, a machine used to scutch cotton, silk, or flax; -- called also batting machine.
Scutch, n.
1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
2. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. "The smoke of the burning scutch." Cuthbert Bede.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
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