SCUTCH

vt to beat or whip; to drub.

2. scutch ·noun a wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.

3. scutch ·noun the woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

4. scutch ·vt to separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, ·etc.) by beating; to swingle.

5. scutch ·vt to loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.