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🛠️ A fiber tool 🛠️ To clean fibers
scutch

scutch

9.9
A tool for removing fibers from plant stems or chipping stone
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : escutcha
  • In stone masonry, a scutch is used to chip away rough surfaces.

Examples

  • Many scutches are made from durable materials.

  • The farmer used a scutch to separate the fibers.

  • The worker used a scutch to prepare the flax for spinning.

  • After retting, the fibers were separated with a scutch before weaving.

  • The farmer used a scutch to separate the flax fibers from the plant stems before processing them further.

  • In the workshop, he demonstrated how to operate the scutch for breaking up stone effectively.

  • To prepare the hemp for weaving, we needed a scutch to remove the tougher parts from the fibers.

Synonyms

scutching
vsscutch
  • Archaic
9.9

The process of removing unwanted parts from plant fibers like flax or hemp before they are spun

covers both the cleaning process and a tool used also to break up stone
scutching machine
vsscutch
  • Archaic
9.9

A machine that removes hard parts from plant fibers like flax or cotton

is a broader term covering the process or tools, including ones for breaking stone

Compounds

scutch grass
7.7

A grass that spreads quickly and forms a thick cover for lawns or pastures

Surface Forms

scutch singular
scutches plural

Etymology

Scutch names a tool or process used to separate plant fibers or to chip stone, and it likely comes from older words meaning 'to strike' or 'to cut'. So, thinking of a scutch as something that 'beats off' or removes the unwanted bits helps explain its modern meaning.