Scutch /(?)/

Scutch

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Scutched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scutching

  1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
  2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
  3. To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.

Phrases & Compounds
Scutching machine
a machine used to scutch cotton, silk, or flax; -- called also batting machine.

Scutch

n.
  1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
  2. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.