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Meaning of ‘scutch’
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To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
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.
A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. "The smoke of the burning scutch." Cuthbert Bede.
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University
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