- scutching
- skʌtʃ n. instrument for beating and dressing flax v. beat or dress flax
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Scutching — Scutch Scutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scutched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scutching}.] [See {Scotch} to cut slightly.] 1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scutching — Recorded as Scutt, Scutts, Scutch, Scutcheon, Scutching, Scutchings, this interesting English surname has at least three possible origins. It can be occupational for a scout. The derivation being from the Old French word escouter meaning to… … Surnames reference
Scutching machine — Scutch Scutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scutched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scutching}.] [See {Scotch} to cut slightly.] 1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scutching — scutchˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑scutch … Useful english dictionary
Flax — For other uses, see Flax (disambiguation). Flax Flax plant Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
retting — ▪ fibre separation process process employing the action of bacteria and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and gummy substances surrounding bast fibre bundles, thus facilitating separation of the fibre… … Universalium
batting machine — Scutch Scutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scutched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scutching}.] [See {Scotch} to cut slightly.] 1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scutch — Scutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scutched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scutching}.] [See {Scotch} to cut slightly.] 1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scutched — Scutch Scutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scutched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scutching}.] [See {Scotch} to cut slightly.] 1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scutcher — Scutch er, n. 1. One who scutches. [1913 Webster] 2. An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or cotton, etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
