scutch en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /skʌt͡ʃ/
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Etymology
From Middle English *scucchen, from Anglo-Norman escucher, from Vulgar Latin *excuticāre.
Meanings
- (countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.
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(uncountable) The woody fibre of flax or hemp; the refuse of scutched flax or hemp.
the labourers went peacefully about their usual employments, some driving teams of ponderous horses at the plough, others burning scutch and brambles, the rubbish of field and forest.
1897, Vincent J. Leatherdale, A Lady of Wales:
- (countable) A bricklayer's small picklike tool with two cutting edges (or prongs) for dressing stone or cutting and trimming bricks.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scutches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (22)
it scotola (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · mi kaku (refuse of scutched flax) · gl tasca (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · es espadilla (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · sv skäkta (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · ru трепа́ло (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · de Flachsschwinge (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · it maciulla (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · mi kakukaku (refuse of scutched flax) · de Hanfschwinge (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · fr écang (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · cy llinffust (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · fi vidin (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · gl espadela (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · pl klepaczka (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · gl tascón (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · nl zwingel (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · cy ffust lin (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · ca espadadora (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · gl tasco (refuse of scutched flax) · sv skäktkniv (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp) · bg мъналка (knife-shaped tool used to separate woody fiber from flax or hemp)