1. To separate the woody parts from (flax or hemp) by beating
   "They scutched the flax before spinning it into linen"
    
2. To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating
   "Workers scutched the flax to prepare it for spinning";
   - swingle
    
3. [dialect] To beat or whip; to drub
   "The boxer scutched his opponent in the final round"

1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp
   "The farmer used a scutch to separate the fibers from the stalks";
   - scutcher, swingle
    
2. The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax
   "The scutch was used as kindling"

Derived forms: scutching, scutches, scutched

Encyclopedia: Scutch