verb🔗ShareTo beat or whip; to drub."The bully was warned that if he kept scutching the smaller children, he would be suspended. "actionwarpolicemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle."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”."agricultureprocessindustrymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe separation of the woody shives from flax, hemp, and jute fibres by beating with a scutch."The farmer demonstrated the process of scutching, removing the tough, woody parts from the flax fibers to prepare them for spinning into linen. "agriculturematerialprocessindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
