noun Download 🔗Share An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them. Examples : "The farmer used a scutch to separate the flax fibers from the woody core of the plant. " utensil agriculture machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. Examples : "After processing the flax fibers to make linen, the farmer burned the scutch that remained in a small bonfire. " material agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beat or whip; to drub. Examples : "The bully threatened to scutch the younger boy if he didn't hand over his lunch money. " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle. Examples : "2005, John Martin, Warren Leonard, David Stamp, and Richard Waldren, Principles of Field Crop Production (4th Edition), section 32.10 “Processing Fiber Flax”, the title of subsection 32.10.3 “Scutching”." material process agriculture industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tuft or clump of grass. Examples : "The lawn was patchy, with bare spots and a few stubborn scutches of grass stubbornly clinging to the dry soil. " environment nature plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
