English
Etymology 1
Perhaps imitative.
Pronunciation
IPA|/sk�ʧ/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t�|-�t�
Verb
en-verb|scutch|es
- to beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibers from flax stalks
#:*2005: "Scutching": the title of subsection 32.10.3 in section 32.10 "PROCESSING FIBER FLAX" � John Martin, Warren Leonard, David Stamp, Richard Waldren, Principles of Field Crop Production (4th Edition)
#:*1976: His prey was more often the over-scutched huswives, the threepenny whores with well-whipped backs, both from the beadle and their own hot-blooded clients. � Robert Nye, Falstaff
Noun
en-noun|es
- An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them
Translations
Italian: maciulla f
Etymology 2
From Ir..
Noun
en-noun|es
- A tuft or clump of grass.
vi:scutch
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