SCUTCH


Meaning of SCUTCH in English

I. ˈskəch transitive verb

Etymology: obsolete French escoucher, from Middle French escochier, from Vulgar Latin * excuticare to beat out, from Latin excutere, from ex- + quatere to shake, strike

Date: 1733

: to separate the woody fiber from (flax or hemp) by beating

II. noun

Date: circa 1791

1. : scutcher

2. : a bricklayer's hammer for cutting, trimming, and dressing bricks

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.