Definitions For Scutch

Etymology 1

From {{bor, en, xno, escucher}}, from {{der, en, VL., *excuticāre}}.

Pronunciation

/skʌt͡ʃ/ : {{rhymes, en, ʌtʃ}}

Verb

es (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) To beat or whip; to drub. To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.

Translations

Dutch: zwingelen French: écanguer Galician: tascar, espadelar German: schwingen Italian: scotolare Lithuanian: brukti {{qualifier, flax}} Maori: parahuhu Russian: трепа́ть

Noun

{{en-noun, es}} An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them. The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

Translations

Dutch: zwingel, m French: écang, m Galician: tasca, espadela, f, tascón, m German: Flachsschwinge, f, Hanfschwinge, f Italian: maciulla, f, scotola, f Russian: трепа́ло Galician: tasco, m Maori: kaku, kakukaku

Etymology 2

From {{etyl, ga, en}}.

Noun

{{en-noun, es}} A tuft or clump of grass.