to separate the fibres from the woody part of (flax) by pounding
noun
2. Also called: scutcher
the tool used for this
Word origin
C18: from obsolete French escoucher, from Vulgar Latin excuticāre (unattested) to beat out, from Latin ex-1 + quatere to shake
scutch in British English2
(skʌtʃ)
verb(transitive)
Northern England dialect
to strike with an open hand
scutch in American English
(skʌtʃ)
verb transitive
1.
to free the fibers of (flax, cotton, etc.) from woody parts by beating
noun
2.
an instrument for doing this
: also ˈscutcher
Word origin
prob. < OFr *escoucher < VL *excuticare, to remove skin or rind < L ex-, out + cutis, skin: see hide2
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