scutch¹ /skuch/

1. To dress (eg flax) by beating
2. To switch

1. A tool for dressing flax, a swingle
2. A bricklayer's cutting tool

scutchˈer noun

1. A person, tool, or part of a machine that scutches
2. The striking part of a threshing mill

scutchˈing noun

• head counts
• head-crash
• head-crashes
• head-down display
• headdress
• headdresses
• headed
• header
• headers
• header tank
• headfast
• headfasts
• head first
• head foremost
• headframe
• headframes
• headgear
• headgears
• head girl
• head girls
• head-hugger
• head-huggers
• headhunt
• headhunted
• headhunter