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