Scutch
Scutch , transitive verb
[See Scotch to cut slightly.]
1.
To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Provincial English & Scottish]
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.
Collocations (1)
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.