scutch flax
1Scutch — Scutch, n. 1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp. [1913 Webster] 2. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. The smoke of the burning scutch. Cuthbert Bede. [1913 Webster] …
2Scutch — 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.] [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to… …
3scutch — [skuch] vt. [prob. < OFr * escoucher < VL * excuticare, to remove skin or rind < L ex , out + cutis, skin: see HIDE2] to free the fibers of (flax, cotton, etc.) from woody parts by beating n. an instrument for doing this: also scutcher …
4scutch|er — «SKUHCH uhr», noun. 1. a tool for scutching flax, cotton, or other fiber. 2. a person or thing that scutches …
5scutch — I. /skʌtʃ/ (say skuch) verb (t) 1. to dress (flax) by beating. 2. → thresh (def. 1). –noun 3. Also, scutcher. a device for scutching flax fibre. 4. someone who scutches flax fibres. 5. → thresher (def. 2). 6. Also, scutch comb. a flat double… …
6scutch — [[t]skʌtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) tex to dress (flax) by beating 2) tex Also, scutch′er. a device for scutching flax fiber • Etymology: 1680–90; < MF *escoucher (F écoucher) < VL *excuticāre, for L excutere (ex I+ cutere, comb. form of quatere to… …
7scutch — /skuch/, v.t. 1. to dress (flax) by beating. 2. to dress (brick or stone); scotch. n. 3. Also called scutcher. a device for scutching flax fiber. 4. Also, scotch. a small picklike tool with two cutting edges for trimming brick. [1680 90; < MF… …
8scutch — 1. verb /skʌʧ/ 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 …
9scutch — Mawdesley Glossary 1. to beat flax ;n preparation for making into linen. 2. to beat a child. Awl gi thee a good scutchin. (From the beating of flax) …
10scutch — skÊŒtʃ n. instrument for beating and dressing flax v. beat or dress flax …
