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De - Pt| English Dictionary: scutch | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Scutch \Scutch\, n. 1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp. 2. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. [bd]The smoke of the burning scutch.[b8] --Cuthbert Bede. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Scutch \Scutch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scutched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scutching}.] [See {Scotch} to cut slightly.] 1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle. 3. To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing. {Scutching machine}, a machine used to scutch cotton, silk, or flax; -- called also {batting machine}. | |
