noun Download 🔗Share An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them. Examples : "The farmer used the scutches to separate the flax fibers from the stalks. " utensil machine agriculture plant material industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. Examples : "After scutching the flax to separate the fibers, all that remained was a pile of scutches, the unwanted woody refuse. " material agriculture plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beat or whip; to drub. Examples : "The older brothers threatened to scutch the younger one for breaking their toy. " action sport war police 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”." agriculture material process machine plant industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tuft or clump of grass. Examples : "The lawn, usually neatly trimmed, was now dotted with scutches after the heavy rain washed away some of the soil. " plant nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
