scutchingn.¹

Etymology: < scutch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈscutching.

The action of scutch v.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > with whip or scourging

scourginga1340

flagellation1490

flagitation1490

whipping1566

scutching1611

whip-broth1615

firka1635

horsewhipship1842

flagellantism1855

cowhiding1859

knouting1887

sjamboking1899

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [noun] > blow struck with an object or instrument > with something pliant

lashc1330

lashingc1400

jerking1552

jerk1555

whipping1577

slive1589

whissc1590

scutch1611

scutching1611

switchinga1640

cut1787

sliver1806

switch1809

welt1863

score1882

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Singlement,..a whisking, lashing, ierking, scutching.

a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xi. 36 Not to be fierce and furious..in immoderate..scutching and lashing.

1641 R. Baillie Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) I. 326 Discourse falling in concerning the Deputie's scutching of a gentleman, with a rod.

1962 H. Green Time to pass Over xii. 142 I'll damn well have to give you a scutching for this.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

scutchingn.²

/ˈskʌtʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < scutch v.²

The action of scutch v.²; the process of beating flax stalks to get rid of the straw and prepare the fibre for hackling; the similar operation applied to hemp, cotton, silk, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > beating

brakinga1398

ribbinga1398

swingling?a1500

swingling machine?a1500

tewtawing1707

scutching1733

flax-scutching1846

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > beating or scraping

scutching1844

1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 159 There must be at every Mill, besides the Boys that attend the breaking and scutching of the Mill, at least, two or three skilful Flax-dressers.

1766 Compl. Farmer at Hemp After the hemp has been broken, it undergoes a second operation, which is commonly termed swingling or scutching.

1836 L. Hebert Engin. & Mech. Encycl. I. 539 The hand methods of breaking and scotching of flax.

1844 G. Dodd Textile Manuf. Great Brit. i. 26 This process called ‘scutching’, or ‘batting’ or ‘blowing’—is effected in various ways:—The cotton is laid [etc.].

1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) II. 14/2 The after processes of scutching and heckling [sc. hemp and flax] are likewise similar.

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 955 The willowing, scutching, or blowing, an operation which removes the seeds and dirt, and prepares the material in the form of a continuous lap.

1902 W. I. Hannan Textile Fibres Commerce 115 The primary impurities from each of the two processes of opening and scutching are known as the droppings.

1931 S. A. G. Caldwell Preparation & Spinning of Flax Fibre i. i. 15 The old method of scutching by hand has now given place to mill scutching.

1937 W. E. Morton Introd. Study of Spinning i. iv. 84 It is the essential purpose of scutching to remove only the boon and the bark.

1973 Times 7 May 11/5 One particularly alarming process, scutching, was always done by hand, and I am surprised that a whole generation of Ulstermen have any fingers uncrushed, for to scutch you feed a hank of flax under the karate-chop action of a wooden propeller!

concrete.1887 D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl. Scutchings, Scutchins, refuse lint or flax that remains after the process of scutching; waste tow.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

scutching apparatus n.

ΚΠ

1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. ii. App. 48 The wheels and scutching apparatus.

scutching arm n.

ΚΠ

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 346 This last fan is suppressed in many blowing machines, as the scutching arms supply a sufficient stream of air.

scutching barrel n.

ΚΠ

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 346 In the figure we see the feed-cloth, the scutching barrel, the squirrel suction [etc.].

scutching blade n.

ΚΠ

1973 L. Russell Everyday Life Colonial Canada ix. 111 A scutching blade, a wooden tool shaped like a butcher's knife.

scutching board n.

ΚΠ

1854 Delamer Flax & Hemp 66 The écouche-pied, or scutching-board.

scutching machine n.

ΚΠ

1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 95/1 The scutching machine is used to open the locks of cotton and separate its fibres.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 345 Batting (beating), scutching, and blowing machines.

1901 T. Thornley Cotton Spinning I. iii. 75 The rollers..are seldom used on any scutching machines.

scutching mill n.

ΚΠ

1847 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 8 457 The growers, after having steeped their flax at home, send it to some scutching-mill to be dressed.

scutching season n.

C2.

scutching knife n. a tanner's tool (cf. scutch v.² 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with skins or leather > [noun] > other hide-working equipment

beaming-knife1530

scutching knife1688

bark-mill1749

otter-board1771

barkometer1821

belt knife1831

hide-worker1885

down-puller1971

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 350/2 Instruments belonging to the Tanners Trade; the first is a scutching Knife.

1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 301 Old Irish, Scottish and English scutching knives are usually plain and straight bladed.

scutching shaft n. in a cotton mill, the revolving shaft which carries the first beater.

ΚΠ

1851–4 Tomlinson's Dict. Usef. Arts (1867) I. 452/2 The scutching-shaft, makes 2,000 turns per minute.

scutching-stock n. the support on which the flax or hemp is placed in a scutching machine.

ΚΠ

1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 604/2 This sloping stroke is got by raising the scutching-stock some inches higher than the centre of the axle.

scutching-sword n. a scutch-blade.

ΚΠ

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2079/1 Scutching is performed with the scutching sword a held in the right hand.

scutching tow n. the refuse of flax after scutching.

ΚΠ

1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 789 The yield was 187 lbs. of flax; and of scutching tow, 12 lbs. 6½ oz. fine.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

> as lemmas

ˈscutching n.

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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > other processes

ripping1463

intinction1559

sweat1573

inceration1612

rasion1617

lixiviation1664

scribing1679

beating1687

bushing1794

refinishing1842

grading1852

conditioning1858

ripening1860

scutching1861

retreatment1867

chamber process1869

installation1882

tanking1891

fobbing1898

steam curing1907

sieve analysis1928

mulling1931

linishing1945

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > dressing stone

scappling1473

droving1819

plain work1823

broaching1842

stone-dressing1845

ragging1850

straggling1850

drove work1851

rocking1856

scutching1861

skifflinga1877

1861 Notes & Queries XI. 116 The bark of these trees [sc. hollies] was exactly the ‘raw material’ of his..manufacture. Forthwith he removed to Sawry..where..I found the..neighbours ready to point out ‘the old scutching-house’, as they called it.

1867 Trans. Highland & Agric. Soc. 1 23 For several years past more attention has been paid to the regular and proper scutching of the hedges.

1890 Cent. Dict. Scotching, in masonry, a method of dressing stone either with a pick or with pick-shaped chisels inserted into a socket formed in the head of a hammer. Also scutching.

1975 C. M. Harris Dict. Archit. 430/1 Scutching, a method of finely dressing stone with a hammer, the head of which is composed of a bundle of steel points.

单词	scutching
释义	scutchingn.¹ Etymology: < scutch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈscutching. The action of scutch v.¹ ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > with whip or scourging scourginga1340 flagellation1490 flagitation1490 whipping1566 scutching1611 whip-broth1615 firka1635 horsewhipship1842 flagellantism1855 cowhiding1859 knouting1887 sjamboking1899 the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [noun] > blow struck with an object or instrument > with something pliant lashc1330 lashingc1400 jerking1552 jerk1555 whipping1577 slive1589 whissc1590 scutch1611 scutching1611 switchinga1640 cut1787 sliver1806 switch1809 welt1863 score1882 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Singlement,..a whisking, lashing, ierking, scutching. a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xi. 36 Not to be fierce and furious..in immoderate..scutching and lashing. 1641 R. Baillie Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) I. 326 Discourse falling in concerning the Deputie's scutching of a gentleman, with a rod. 1962 H. Green Time to pass Over xii. 142 I'll damn well have to give you a scutching for this. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). scutchingn.² /ˈskʌtʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < scutch v.² The action of scutch v.²; the process of beating flax stalks to get rid of the straw and prepare the fibre for hackling; the similar operation applied to hemp, cotton, silk, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > beating brakinga1398 ribbinga1398 swingling?a1500 swingling machine?a1500 tewtawing1707 scutching1733 flax-scutching1846 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > beating or scraping scutching1844 1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 159 There must be at every Mill, besides the Boys that attend the breaking and scutching of the Mill, at least, two or three skilful Flax-dressers. 1766 Compl. Farmer at Hemp After the hemp has been broken, it undergoes a second operation, which is commonly termed swingling or scutching. 1836 L. Hebert Engin. & Mech. Encycl. I. 539 The hand methods of breaking and scotching of flax. 1844 G. Dodd Textile Manuf. Great Brit. i. 26 This process called ‘scutching’, or ‘batting’ or ‘blowing’—is effected in various ways:—The cotton is laid [etc.]. 1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) II. 14/2 The after processes of scutching and heckling [sc. hemp and flax] are likewise similar. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 955 The willowing, scutching, or blowing, an operation which removes the seeds and dirt, and prepares the material in the form of a continuous lap. 1902 W. I. Hannan Textile Fibres Commerce 115 The primary impurities from each of the two processes of opening and scutching are known as the droppings. 1931 S. A. G. Caldwell Preparation & Spinning of Flax Fibre i. i. 15 The old method of scutching by hand has now given place to mill scutching. 1937 W. E. Morton Introd. Study of Spinning i. iv. 84 It is the essential purpose of scutching to remove only the boon and the bark. 1973 Times 7 May 11/5 One particularly alarming process, scutching, was always done by hand, and I am surprised that a whole generation of Ulstermen have any fingers uncrushed, for to scutch you feed a hank of flax under the karate-chop action of a wooden propeller! concrete.1887 D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl. Scutchings, Scutchins, refuse lint or flax that remains after the process of scutching; waste tow. Compounds C1. General attributive. scutching apparatus n. ΚΠ 1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. ii. App. 48 The wheels and scutching apparatus. scutching arm n. ΚΠ 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 346 This last fan is suppressed in many blowing machines, as the scutching arms supply a sufficient stream of air. scutching barrel n. ΚΠ 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 346 In the figure we see the feed-cloth, the scutching barrel, the squirrel suction [etc.]. scutching blade n. ΚΠ 1973 L. Russell Everyday Life Colonial Canada ix. 111 A scutching blade, a wooden tool shaped like a butcher's knife. scutching board n. ΚΠ 1854 Delamer Flax & Hemp 66 The écouche-pied, or scutching-board. scutching machine n. ΚΠ 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 95/1 The scutching machine is used to open the locks of cotton and separate its fibres. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 345 Batting (beating), scutching, and blowing machines. 1901 T. Thornley Cotton Spinning I. iii. 75 The rollers..are seldom used on any scutching machines. scutching mill n. ΚΠ 1847 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 8 457 The growers, after having steeped their flax at home, send it to some scutching-mill to be dressed. scutching season n. C2. scutching knife n. a tanner's tool (cf. scutch v.² 2). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with skins or leather > [noun] > other hide-working equipment beaming-knife1530 scutching knife1688 bark-mill1749 otter-board1771 barkometer1821 belt knife1831 hide-worker1885 down-puller1971 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 350/2 Instruments belonging to the Tanners Trade; the first is a scutching Knife. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 301 Old Irish, Scottish and English scutching knives are usually plain and straight bladed. scutching shaft n. in a cotton mill, the revolving shaft which carries the first beater. ΚΠ 1851–4 Tomlinson's Dict. Usef. Arts (1867) I. 452/2 The scutching-shaft, makes 2,000 turns per minute. scutching-stock n. the support on which the flax or hemp is placed in a scutching machine. ΚΠ 1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 604/2 This sloping stroke is got by raising the scutching-stock some inches higher than the centre of the axle. scutching-sword n. a scutch-blade. ΚΠ 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2079/1 Scutching is performed with the scutching sword a held in the right hand. scutching tow n. the refuse of flax after scutching. ΚΠ 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 789 The yield was 187 lbs. of flax; and of scutching tow, 12 lbs. 6½ oz. fine. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas ˈscutching ˈscutching n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > other processes ripping1463 intinction1559 sweat1573 inceration1612 rasion1617 lixiviation1664 scribing1679 beating1687 bushing1794 refinishing1842 grading1852 conditioning1858 ripening1860 scutching1861 retreatment1867 chamber process1869 installation1882 tanking1891 fobbing1898 steam curing1907 sieve analysis1928 mulling1931 linishing1945 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > dressing stone scappling1473 droving1819 plain work1823 broaching1842 stone-dressing1845 ragging1850 straggling1850 drove work1851 rocking1856 scutching1861 skifflinga1877 1861 Notes & Queries XI. 116 The bark of these trees [sc. hollies] was exactly the ‘raw material’ of his..manufacture. Forthwith he removed to Sawry..where..I found the..neighbours ready to point out ‘the old scutching-house’, as they called it. 1867 Trans. Highland & Agric. Soc. 1 23 For several years past more attention has been paid to the regular and proper scutching of the hedges. 1890 Cent. Dict. Scotching, in masonry, a method of dressing stone either with a pick or with pick-shaped chisels inserted into a socket formed in the head of a hammer. Also scutching. 1975 C. M. Harris Dict. Archit. 430/1 Scutching, a method of finely dressing stone with a hammer, the head of which is composed of a bundle of steel points. extracted from scutchv.³ < n.¹1611n.²1688 as lemmas
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