scutch

scutch
I. 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

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  • scutch — scutch·eon; scutch·eoned; scutch·er; scutch; …   English syllables

  • Scutch — Scutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scutched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scutching}.] [See {Scotch} to cut slightly.] 1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scutch — Scutch, n. 1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp. [1913 Webster] 2. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. The smoke of the burning scutch. Cuthbert Bede. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scutch — [skuch] vt. [prob. < OFr * escoucher < VL * excuticare, to remove skin or rind < L ex , out + cutis, skin: see HIDE2] to free the fibers of (flax, cotton, etc.) from woody parts by beating n. an instrument for doing this: also scutcher …   English World dictionary

  • scutch|er — «SKUHCH uhr», noun. 1. a tool for scutching flax, cotton, or other fiber. 2. a person or thing that scutches …   Useful english dictionary

  • scutch — [[t]skʌtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) tex to dress (flax) by beating 2) tex Also, scutch′er. a device for scutching flax fiber • Etymology: 1680–90; < MF *escoucher (F écoucher) < VL *excuticāre, for L excutere (ex I+ cutere, comb. form of quatere to… …   From formal English to slang

  • scutch — I. /skʌtʃ/ (say skuch) verb (t) 1. to dress (flax) by beating. 2. → thresh (def. 1). –noun 3. Also, scutcher. a device for scutching flax fibre. 4. someone who scutches flax fibres. 5. → thresher (def. 2). 6. Also, scutch comb. a flat double… …  

  • scutch — paprastasis varputis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Elytrigia repens), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Scutch grass — (Bot.) A kind of pasture grass ({Cynodon Dactylon}). See {Bermuda grass}: also Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scutch|eoned — «SKUHCH uhnd», adjective. having scutcheons …   Useful english dictionary

  • scutch|eon — «SKUHCH uhn», noun. 1. = escutcheon. (Cf. ↑escutcheon) 2. Zoology. a scutum …   Useful english dictionary

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