scutch

(skuc̸h)

transitive verb

to free the fibers of (flax, cotton, etc.) from woody parts by beating

Origin: prob. < OFr *escoucher < VL *excuticare, to remove skin or rind < L ex-, out + cutis, skin: see hide

noun

an instrument for doing this

See scutch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb scutched, scutch·ing, scutch·es

To separate the valuable fibers of (flax, for example) from the woody parts by beating.

noun

An implement used for scutching.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete French escoucher

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman escucher

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *excuticāre

Origin: , frequentative of Latin excutere, to shake out

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + quatere, to shake; see kwēt- in Indo-European roots

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