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Noun: batting machine
  1. A machine used to scutch cotton, silk, or flax
    "A modern batting machine can process up to 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) of flax every hour, and produces about 70 kilograms (150 lb) of flax fibers and 30 kilograms (66 lb) of tow.";
    - scutching machine

Derived forms: batting machines

Type of: machine