scutch (sk ch)tr.v. scutched, scutch·ing, scutch·es To separate the valuable fibers of (flax, for example) from the woody parts by beating. n. An implement used for scutching. [Obsolete French escoucher, from Anglo-Norman escucher, from Vulgar Latin *excutic  re, frequentative of Latin excutere, to shake out : ex-, ex- + quatere, to shake; see kw t- in Indo-European roots.]scutch  er n. |
scutch1
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to separate the fibres from the woody part of (flax) by pounding
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the tool used for this Also called scutcher
[from obsolete French escoucher, from Vulgar Latin excuticāre (unattested) to beat out, from Latin ex-1 + quatere to shake]
scutch2
vb (tr)
Northern English dialect to strike with an open hand
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