Scutch

·vt To beat or whip; to Drub.

II. Scutch ·noun A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.

III. Scutch ·noun The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

IV. Scutch ·vt To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, ·etc.) by beating; to Swingle.

V. Scutch ·vt To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.