SCUTCH
/skʌt͡ʃ/
13
Scrabble
15
WWF
S(1) C(3) U(1) T(1) C(3) H(4)
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Definition
/skʌt͡ʃ/
noun
- An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them.
- The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.
verb
- To beat or whip; to drub.
- To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.“2005, John Martin, Warren Leonard, David Stamp, and Richard Waldren, Principles of Field Crop Production (4th Edition), section 32.10 “Processing Fiber Flax”, the title of subsection 32.10.3 “Scutching”.”
Source: Wiktionary
