Category:Scutch

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 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.