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Rarescutch
The correct spelling is scutch.
How to pronounce scutch
noun
IPA: /skʌt͡ʃ/
Say it like: Scu-ch
The correct spelling is scutch. An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them. For example: "2005, John Martin, Warren Leonard, David Stamp, and Richard Waldren, Principles of Field Crop Production (4th Edition), section 32.10 “Processing Fiber Flax”, the title of subsection 32.10.3 “Scutching”."
Usage Examples
“2005, John Martin, Warren Leonard, David Stamp, and Richard Waldren, Principles of Field Crop Production (4th Edition), section 32.10 “Processing Fiber Flax”, the title of subsection 32.10.3 “Scutching”.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them.
- 2.The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.
- 3.A tuft or clump of grass.
verb
- 1.To beat or whip; to drub.
- 2.To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
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