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Webster 1913 Edition
Scutch
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
,Noun.
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.