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| scutch [ skuch ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle scutched, present participle scutch·ing, 3rd person present singular scutch·es) |
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process plant fiber by beating: to beat flax, cotton, or hemp in order to separate the valuable fibers from the woody parts
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noun (plural scutch·es) |
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tool for beating flax: a tool or machine for scutching flax, cotton, or hemp
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| [Late 17th century. Via Old French escoucher< Latin excutere "shake"] |
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