SCUTCH

Etymology 1

Verb

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.

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

scutch (plural scutches)

A tuft or clump of grass.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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