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

• first-floor
• first flush
• first-foot
• first-footed
• first-footer
• first-footers
• first-footing
• first-foots
• first-fruit
• first-fruits
• first gear
• first generation
• first-hand
• first in, first out
• first intention healing
• First International
• first joint
• first ladies
• first lady
• first lieutenant
• first lieutenants
• first light
• firstling
• firstlings
• firstly