Scutch Definition
skŭch
scutches
verb
To free the fibers of (flax, cotton, etc.) from woody parts by beating.
Webster's New World
noun
An instrument for doing this.
Webster's New World
An implement or machine used for scutching.
American Heritage
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Wiktionary
Origin of Scutch
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Obsolete French escoucher from Anglo-Norman escucher from Vulgar Latin excuticāre frequentative of Latin excutere to shake out ex- ex- quatere to shake kwēt- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Perhaps imitative.
From Wiktionary
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From Irish.
From Wiktionary
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