Word Meaning

Meaning of "scutch" and the crossword clue

- Bricklayer’s cutting tool
- To beat or whip; to drub.
- To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
- To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.
- A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
- The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.