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Scutch   Listen
verb
Scutch  v. t.  (past & past part. scutched; pres. part. scutching)  
1.
To beat or whip; to drub. (Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.)
2.
To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
3.
To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.
Scutching machine, a machine used to scutch cotton, silk, or flax; called also batting machine.






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