scutcher

Variant of scutch

scutch definition

scutch (skuc̸h)

transitive verb

to free the fibers of (flax, cotton, etc.) from woody parts by beating

Etymology: prob. < OFr *escoucher < VL *excuticare, to remove skin or rind < L ex-, out + cutis, skin: see hide

noun

an instrument for doing this
also scutcher scutch′er

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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